In 2020, China's State Administration of Press and Publication (SAPP) granted licenses to a total of 98 imported video games. The authority introduced the approval measures in July 2016 and tightened the regulation in 2018, resulting a plunge in game licenses issued that year.
Number of overseas games which have received approval in China from 2016 to 2020
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Ampere Analysis. (February 9, 2021). Number of overseas games which have received approval in China from 2016 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022918/china-number-of-state-approved-foreign-games/
Ampere Analysis. "Number of overseas games which have received approval in China from 2016 to 2020." Chart. February 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022918/china-number-of-state-approved-foreign-games/
Ampere Analysis. (2021). Number of overseas games which have received approval in China from 2016 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022918/china-number-of-state-approved-foreign-games/
Ampere Analysis. "Number of Overseas Games Which Have Received Approval in China from 2016 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022918/china-number-of-state-approved-foreign-games/
Ampere Analysis, Number of overseas games which have received approval in China from 2016 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022918/china-number-of-state-approved-foreign-games/ (last visited April 12, 2021)