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This photo taken on January 29, 2018 shows students listening to teacher Yang Xiao explain game techniques in an eSports class at the Lanxiang technical school in Jinan, in China's eastern Shandong province. - Most teachers would not be impressed to discover a student playing video games in their class. But at a school in eastern China it is mandatory, part of a drive to train eSport champions and tap into the booming industry. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-lifestyle-games-esport-education,FEATURE by Ludovic EHRET (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)

This photo taken on January 29, 2018 shows students listening to teacher Yang Xiao explain game techniques in an eSports class at the Lanxiang technical school in Jinan, in China's eastern Shandong province. - Most teachers would not be impressed to discover a student playing video games in their class. But at a school in eastern China it is mandatory, part of a drive to train eSport champions and tap into the booming industry. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-lifestyle-games-esport-education,FEATURE by Ludovic EHRET        (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)