Chinese Internet use jumps 23%, broadband spurs growth

[mandy]

Internet use in China is growing by leaps and bounds as more of the country's citizens move into the middle class, results of a large survey indicate. A marked increase in the number of broadband users is generating a great deal of interest from dot-coms and technology firms looking to expand operations in China's burgeoning markets...

The number of Internet users in China increased more than 23 percent in 2006, topping out at 137 million with an estimated 104 million of those having some level of access to a broadband connection...

Between now and 2015, Kelly told TechNewsWorld, consumer spending power in emerging economies like China and India will more than double, from US$4 trillion to $9 trillion -- nearly equivalent to the current spending power of Western Europe...

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[regic]

consumer spending power in emerging economies like China and India will more than double, from US$4 trillion to $9 trillion -- nearly equivalent to the current spending power of Western Europe...

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