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China's Internet users reach 103 million
By Wang Zhenghua (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-22 05:33

Online games players spent a total of 4 billion yuan (US$493 million) in the six-month period on virtual items such as equipment, arms and identities. "The amazing development in China's Web industry should surely draw attention from foreign investors," analyst Lu Weigang said yesterday.

Most of China's Internet users are well educated and have a hefty purchasing power, Lu said.

The report also said that by June 30, China had 45.6 million computers hooked up to the Net, compared with 41.6 million the previous year.

In addition, more people in China are surfing the Internet by broadband rather than dial-up.

"Listening to music and watching movies online is becoming more popular," Wang said, adding that e-mail, news, and search engines still top the list of the most frequently used services.

The survey also found an increasing number of people use the Internet to search for maps and locations, and most users use search engines to look for websites, software and mp3s.

As for the most common concerns, aside from viruses, Internet surfers said they are most annoyed by pop-up ads and windows. Others expressed worries about fraud, spam e-mail, and fake information on the Net.


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