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This photo taken on January 29, 2018 shows eSports students eating lunch between classes 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 eSports students eating lunch between classes 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)