Weird 2010's gamer nationalism meets china bad.
"Oh no, kids won't be able to use games to escape reality now" — Good, have them play outside or read a book or something.
"Horrible, I couldn't live without games" — Yes, this law is attempting to help people before they become like you.
"New generations won't grow up to be gamers now" — How will society survive!
"It's about controlling freedom of thought" — Ah, yes, this will stop the great dialogue had by fourteen-year-olds in LoL game chats.
Correct, which is why it would be infinitely better if the companies themselves were targeted with fines or whatever if they engage in practices that make the games extra addictive.
This should also apply to social media apps or whatnot, they've all god algorithms designed to keep you hooked.
That would be a non-boomer solution that might actually make things better.