TK-Nation's resident bohemian and overthinker, Jimmy Lee, takes a long sobering look at the events that transpired prior to World of Warcraft's introduction to China.

For now, the dust has settled. Millions of Chinese players are currently wandering across Northrend, gaining levels and seeing all there is to see. The woes that have plagued them over the course of the past two years seem distant, even as China's Internet addiction treatment industry continues to thrive, and their government remains as steadfast as ever in their efforts to silence dissent and unfavorable controversy. Those things belong in a different place, one far removed from Blizzard's fantasy world, with troubles of its own - troubles China's players can actually do something about.

And right now, they have a war to win.

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