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China added another 14 million Internet users in 2006, retaining its status as the world's second-largest Internet market, with 137 million total users, the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) announced Tuesday.

A new study of Internet users aged 16 to 25 from both the US and China shows that China is far ahead of the US in Internet "addiction".

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese Internet users are more likely to depend on their online experiences, and see the Web as a key to socializing and sharing opinions, than their U.S. counterparts, according to a study released on Friday.

Chinese Internet users spent 276.76 billion yuan on Internet services in 2006, almost 50 percent more than the previous year, as their number rose to 136 million by the end of 2006, the Internet Society of China said yesterday.

It is estimated that China has about 123 million Internet users. About 15.4 of them are youths. Of those, 2 million are considered Internet addicts...and the number is growing.

China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of National People's Congress is reviewing law amendments to ...

Of China's more than 120 million Internet users, 43 percent are using online message boards, 76 million are using online video sharing sites and 24 percent are using blogs. Social media is alive and well in China, says CIC CEO Sam Flemming. CIC is the leading Internet word-of-mouth consulting firm in China. But is it a culture one where listening is promoted, and relationships are encouraged? How do companies "do" social media in China? What works best for American companies trying to use social media in China?

It is estimated that about one-third of China's 120 million Internet users are young men who hang out at Internet bars.

Apparently, not all of those boys are stupid...well, not test stupid...

"Tongxing Xinglian", China's first gay chat show, is an interactive online forum hosted by gay presenters and accessible to more than 130 million Internet users across the country. The show aims to open minds in a country where homosexuality was listed as a mental illness until 2001.

In the spirit of drilling down the dynamics of the Internet in China , Trendspotting has published a data filled, action packed slideshow “Handbook of Online China” on the eve of Beijing Olympics inauguration.

The economic indicators are gloomy. Exports have fallen drastically, factories are shutting down, and migrant workers are becoming jobless and restless. But if one has to look for a bright spot in the current economic crisis in China, look at the internet cafes. Chinese Internet cafes are packed, mainly of paying users playing massively multiplayer online role-playing games.