China was top user of the Internet in 2008 , says government - sponsored research group . The number of Internet surfers in the country grew by nearly 50 % to 298 million . BEIJING , China ( CNN ) -- It tied to economic gains , new telephone , broadband lines in rural areas . Chinese government wants phone and broadband access in each village by 2010 .
China was top user of the Internet in 2008 , says government - sponsored research group . The number of Internet surfers in the country grew by nearly 50 % to 298 million . It tied to economic gains , new telephone , broadband lines in rural areas . Chinese government wants phone and broadband access in each village by 2010 .