An internet bar in Chengdu, capital of Chengdu province in southwest China. The country’s internet population reached a total of 802 million at the end of June this year. Photo: Alamy An internet bar in Chengdu, capital of Chengdu province in southwest China. The country’s internet population reached a total of 802 million at the end of June this year. Photo: Alamy
An internet bar in Chengdu, capital of Chengdu province in southwest China. The country’s internet population reached a total of 802 million at the end of June this year. Photo: Alamy
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Chinese internet users surge to 802 million in test of government’s ability to manage world’s biggest online community

China is home to the world’s biggest online community, with about two in five Chinese still offline

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Iris Deng
Iris Deng

Updated: 6:20pm, 21 Aug, 2018

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An internet bar in Chengdu, capital of Chengdu province in southwest China. The country’s internet population reached a total of 802 million at the end of June this year. Photo: Alamy An internet bar in Chengdu, capital of Chengdu province in southwest China. The country’s internet population reached a total of 802 million at the end of June this year. Photo: Alamy
An internet bar in Chengdu, capital of Chengdu province in southwest China. The country’s internet population reached a total of 802 million at the end of June this year. Photo: Alamy
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