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China's Internet users hit 221 mln, rank world's first

The Internet population in China reached 221 million by the end of February, which outnumbered the figure in the United States to rank the first in the world, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information. The number was 210 ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Apr 24 2008

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