One-child policy for online characters

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Authorities have demanded that online games should abide by "family planning policies": that if a character has a second child, he or she should pay virtual "social compensation fees". Once Xu Youzhen, head of Guangzhou Duoyi Network Technology Co Ltd posted this information on social networking site Sina Weibo, and it generated a huge online discussion. "Will a female character get maternity leave after having a baby?" "When can game characters use health insurance cards to buy over-the-counter medicines?" asked some web users sardonically.

What did the authority require online game characters to do?

A. Female character should get maternity leave after having a baby

B. Characters should pay virtual "social compensation fees"

C. Characters should use health insurance cards to buy over-the-counter medicines

（中國日報網英語點津 劉明 編輯）