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China's on-line population hits 172 mln by September

The number of Internet users in China reached an estimated 172 million by the end of September, or about 13 percent of the total population, according to the Ministry of Information Industry (MII). The figure, announced by MII Vice ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, Oct 13 2007

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