An Internet cafe in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. China announced Thursday, December 30 starting with 450 million Internet users. A record in the world, which has jumped 20% in one year. More than a third of the 1.3 billion Chinese people surf the Web, creating a potential market of consumers highly promising for major players in e-commerce.
The official number of Internet users has soared to 30 million from July to November 2010. "In late November, the number of Internet users reached 450 million, an increase of 20.3% over the same period last year," said Wang Chen, a government official. Although censorship is very active in China to prevent any criticism of the government or mention of the issue of human rights, the Chinese are increasingly using the Internet to denounce the potential favoritism or corrupt local officials what 'they see as miscarriages of justice.
The Web site remains redacted politically sensitive and Beijing is closely monitoring the community of Internet users to prevent the organization of dissent. The authorities also conduct a campaign against pornography on the Web. Wang said Thursday that more than 60,000 pornographic sites had been closed in a year in China.
The online payment service based in the United States PayPal, a subsidiary of eBay, announced Wednesday it had signed an agreement with the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing order to develop a large platform of international payments online. As for the U.S. giant Wal-Mart, the world of distribution, he decided to invest in 360buy.com, a leading Chinese online sales, reported Tuesday's Financial Times.
The official number of Internet users has soared to 30 million from July to November 2010. "In late November, the number of Internet users reached 450 million, an increase of 20.3% over the same period last year," said Wang Chen, a government official. Although censorship is very active in China to prevent any criticism of the government or mention of the issue of human rights, the Chinese are increasingly using the Internet to denounce the potential favoritism or corrupt local officials what 'they see as miscarriages of justice.
The Web site remains redacted politically sensitive and Beijing is closely monitoring the community of Internet users to prevent the organization of dissent. The authorities also conduct a campaign against pornography on the Web. Wang said Thursday that more than 60,000 pornographic sites had been closed in a year in China.
The online payment service based in the United States PayPal, a subsidiary of eBay, announced Wednesday it had signed an agreement with the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing order to develop a large platform of international payments online. As for the U.S. giant Wal-Mart, the world of distribution, he decided to invest in 360buy.com, a leading Chinese online sales, reported Tuesday's Financial Times.
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