China expects 120m netizens by year end, People’s Daily Online, 23 Mar 2005

“The country's Internet has evolved from a professional one into a mass network deeply rooted in the society, said a person in charge with the Internet Society of China, at a forum discussing Internet trends on March 22. The number of people surfing the Net continued to increase, which reached 94 million in 2004 and is expected to hit 120 million this year.�

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