CHINA recorded a netizen population of 144 million by the end of March this year, Vice Information Industry Minister Xi Guohua said yesterday.

Xi said by 2010, the figure is expected to reach 200 million, with an average annual growth of eight percent. Broadband service users now number 97 million nationwide, Xi added. Of the Chinese netizens, young people, teenagers in particular, account for a large proportion. "Unhealthy information flow on the Internet will do harm to young people both physically and psychologically," Xi said. He called for healthy content to be provided for Internet and to hit hard on net-based porn.

Source:佚名