It’s been 20 years since China officially got online. In that period of time the digital revolution has swept across the country, with more than 600 million people having access to the Internet as of 2013.
The connectivity has not only transformed the way in which businesses are run but also led to altering the way in which people communicate with and relate to each other.
While many people find that 24-hour connectivity has been a blessing, there are those that are concerned with how this is changing society and culture.
While many people find that 24-hour connectivity has been a blessing, there are those that are concerned with how this is changing society and culture.
China’s Internet history:
- China’s first brush with the Internet dates back to September 1987, when two Chinese scientists built an email node and successfully sent an email to Germany.
- The first ever email from China was titled “Across the Great Wall, we can reach every corner in the world.”
- Then on April 20, 1994, China achieved its first full-function connection to the Internet via facilities based in the US.
- The first Internet cafes in the country opened in Shanghai in 1996.
- Around that time, China’s first privately run Internet companies, Sina, Sohu and Netease, received funding and set up their businesses.
- In 2008, China surpassed the US as the world’s top user of the Internet, with 298 million web users.
- At present, the country boasts of over 600 million Internet users.
By Manoj Kewalramani
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