Whether it is religion, environmentalism or nonprofit charities, the Chinese government has always been wary of any organized activity it cannot directly control.Now there is an addition to the list: simulated organized crime.On Monday, the Ministry of Culture issued a notice banning online games that feature Mafioso kingpins, marauding street gangs or any sort of hooliganism predisposed to organization.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/world/asia/29china.html