China: July 21, 2003

Archives

A recent survey revealed that Internet use in China is growing at an astounding rate, increasing 48 percent last year, to 68 million. Two thirds of those users access the net from home, and 84 percent of them earn less than $240 (2,000 Yuan) a month. Users spend an average of 13 hours a week online. They receive an average of 7.2 emails a week, and send 5.3. The Internet is mainly used for entertainment and news. This has the government very concerned, because the news available on the Internet is not nearly as controlled as print and broadcast media. The government has made strenuous efforts to censor information in the Internet, but with limited success. 

 

 

Article Archive

China: Current 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 


X

ad
0
20

Help Keep Us Soaring

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling. We need your help in reversing that trend. We would like to add 20 new subscribers this month.

Each month we count on your subscriptions or contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage. A contribution is not a donation that you can deduct at tax time, but a form of crowdfunding. We store none of your information when you contribute..
Subscribe   Contribute   Close