65% of Chinese students spend over 3 hours online daily

BEIJING: Nearly 65% of parents of primary and middle school students said their children surf the internet for over three hours a day, according to a recent survey conducted by China Youth Daily.

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Of the 1,923 parents surveyed, 32.2% said their children spend one to three hours online, with those whose children spend less than an hour on the internet accounting for 3.4%.

"Currently, Chinese students attend online classes at home, and those with weak self-control are more likely to indulge in mobile phones and the internet," said Tang Zhisong, a professor with China's Southwest University.

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Nearly 70% of parents interviewed control the amount of time their children spend using electronic devices, with over 72% of parents able to effectively monitor their children's use of the internet.

Among the parents interviewed, 68.9% were parents of primary students, 24.3% were parents of junior high students and 6.8 were parents of high school students