‘So scary!’: Seven million in China stunned by video of online game-addicted son threatening father with meat cleaver over mobile phone confiscation


Stand-off between father and son over too much time playing games on mobile phone ends in dad seizing meat cleaver from child. Gaming addiction is not uncommon in China and the problem is exacerbated during holiday seasons. — SCMP

Chinese social media has been stunned by a shocking video clip which shows a primary school pupil brandishing a chopper at his father because his dad would not let him play video games on his mobile phone.

The 13-second video, shot by an unidentified person in the southern Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi, has shocked millions of people online.

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