China Tops Half Billion Internet Users Microblogging and online buying through coupon sites each grew more than 200 percent in China last year, making these online activities the fastest growing in the country, according to an official report. The report on internet development in China in 2011 was released on Monday by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). It found that the country’s web users recently exceeded 500 million, while microblogging grew 296 percent, from 63.1 million to 249.9 million, between 2010 and 2011. Similarly, online group buying using sites similar to the Groupon saw the number of users jump from 18.75 million to 64.65 million, a spike of 244.8 percent. With such explosive growth, how will the government keep up with its monitoring and control?

China Tops Half Billion Internet Users

Microblogging and online buying through coupon sites each grew more than 200 percent in China last year, making these online activities the fastest growing in the country, according to an official report. The report on internet development in China in 2011 was released on Monday by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). It found that the country’s web users recently exceeded 500 million, while microblogging grew 296 percent, from 63.1 million to 249.9 million, between 2010 and 2011. Similarly, online group buying using sites similar to the Groupon saw the number of users jump from 18.75 million to 64.65 million, a spike of 244.8 percent.

With such explosive growth, how will the government keep up with its monitoring and control?

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