11-20-2005, 10:43 AM
Quote:A recent survey...shows that the Internet has become something indispensable in the daily lives of Chinese urban residents, particularly the younger ones.
Some 19 percent of the 4,032 respondents said the Internet "can take the place of everything."...
...The Internet functions mainly as an 'information expressway' in western countries. People there use Internet mostly to search for information and to send or receive emails."
"But the Chinese people use it (the Internet) mainly for entertainment. That might explain why some Chinese people think it can take the place of everything."
full article: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc...496318.htm