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CADPA T/CADPA 59-2025 online game classification standard takes effect 6 Feb 2025

CADPA’s 7 January 2025 announcement approves group standard T/CADPA 59-2025《网络游戏分类》, effective 6 February 2025. The announcement page names the standard but does not publish classification tables or genre definitions.

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CADPA T/CADPA 59-2025 online game classification standard takes effect 6 Feb 2025
CADPA T/CADPA 60-2025 game distribution & promotion basic requirements take effect 6 Feb 2025

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CADPA T/CADPA 60-2025 game distribution & promotion basic requirements take effect 6 Feb 2025

CAC issues Guidelines for Establishing Minors’ Modes for Mobile Internet (15 Nov 2024)

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CAC issues Guidelines for Establishing Minors’ Modes for Mobile Internet (15 Nov 2024)

CAC publishes draft State Council rules on healthy/safe internet use by minors (18 Sep 2026)

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CAC publishes draft State Council rules on healthy/safe internet use by minors (18 Sep 2026)

Apple App Store China continues to require NPPA approval number for paid/IAP games

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Apple App Store China continues to require NPPA approval number for paid/IAP games

2025 minors-protection audit: all 20 sampled mobile games still enforced Fri/Sat/Sun/holiday 20:00–21:00 play window

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2025 minors-protection audit: all 20 sampled mobile games still enforced Fri/Sat/Sun/holiday 20:00–21:00 play window

CAC, MIIT and MPS launch 2026 personal information protection enforcement agenda targeting ads/SDKs/apps

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CAC, MIIT and MPS launch 2026 personal information protection enforcement agenda targeting ads/SDKs/apps

HarmonyOS NEXT: what a game build must still prove

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HarmonyOS NEXT: what a game build must still prove

Apple China account and storefront: first-test questions

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Apple China account and storefront: first-test questions

WeChat mini-game virtual-payment incentives for 2026: 60% cash, launch bonuses, 22 Sep account lock

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WeChat mini-game virtual-payment incentives for 2026: 60% cash, launch bonuses, 22 Sep account lock

WeChat mini-game IAA incentives from 20 August 2026: 3-minute lifetime, 180-day option

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WeChat mini-game IAA incentives from 20 August 2026: 3-minute lifetime, 180-day option

Gross ROAS to cash payback with store fee and VAT as explicit inputs

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Gross ROAS to cash payback with store fee and VAT as explicit inputs