Research questions related to Internet in China
1. How many people in China are using the Internet and the expected increase rate?
Result: Until 30th,June,2004, there are 87 million who uses Internet for some purpose and the increase rate compared to the same time 2003 is 27.9%.
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2. What are the main methods for Chinese people to get access to Internet?
Result:Until 30th,June,2004
-people using personal direct line:28.7 million,increase 22.5% from 2003
-people using dial-up:51.55 million,increase 14.5% from 2003
-people using ISDN:6 miallion, increase 22.4% from 2003
-people using broadband connection:31.1 million,increase 217.3% from 2003
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The Power Line Communication has just started, there are some experimental uses in Beijing and Xinjiang Province. Wireless connection is not very common in China because of the standard issue. China is not satisfied with the security performance of the WiFi and has developed its own wireless standard called WAPI. These two standard is not compatible.So there is still not a definit answer of using which standard.
3. What is the attitude of government to the E-commerce, E-government, online-game and etc?
4. Is there any laws or policies related to the Internet development, Internet crime and issues about copyright?
5. How much is the annual investments in telecommunication industry in the recent years?
6. How many national projects based on the Internet is in progress and planned?
7. How many Internet crime or sues happened last year in China?
8. How many websites are there in China and the average increase rate?
9. What is the revenue and the stock price of the 4 portal Website of China?
10. How many Internet Infrastructure Suppliers are there in China and who is the biggest and its market share?
11.How many infrastructure suppliers are owned by the government and how many are owned by individuals?
12.Are there special policies related to the Internet in different provinces in China?
13.What is the impact of joining in the WTO to the telecommunication industry in China?
14.What is the annual chip production of Taiwan?
15.How many telecommunication equipments were imported to China in recent years?
16.Can people access to all kinds of online information?
17.What are the available online services right now?
18.How is China's economy going?
19.How much is the payment for Internet?
20.How many different paying methods are there,such like subscription,by time, or by data flow?
21.How much is the band width?
22.How much do the hardware devices cost?
23.How do users pay for Internet devices?
24.How much do people enjoy entertainment on Internet?
25.How much do people shop on Internet?
26.How much do people communicate with each on Internet?
27.How much news and information can be found on Internet?
28.Compared with some other information channel,say TV,How much information do people get on Internet?
29.How much do people or companies use online facilities, such like online bank?
30.How many companies introduce in e-business?
31.How much can Internet help companies doing advertisement and survey online?
32.How much do companies spend on Internet, for instance, building web site or advertising?
33.What convenience does Internet bring to people?
34.What advantage does Internet bring to companies?
35.How much do people depend on Internet?
36.How much do companies depend on Internet?
37.How much is monthly income for a common Chinese family?
38.How much would a family like to spend on Internet?
39.What's the percentage would a company like to spend on Internet?
40.How long does a family surf on Internet per week?
41.What can people do on Internet with the current band width?
42.What do people do on Internet most of time?
43.How is Internet economy going?
44.How many web sites are available for Chinese users?
