China was top user of the Internet in 2008 , says government-backed research group . Earlier this month , China released a blacklist of 19 major online portals and Web sites , including Google and Baidu , that it claims provide and spread pornographic or obscene content . The number of Web surfers in the country grew by nearly 42 percent to 298 million . Growth tied to economic gains , new telephone , broadband lines in rural areas . Comment:
China was top user of the Internet in 2008 , says government-backed research group . The number of Web surfers in the country grew by nearly 42 percent to 298 million . Growth tied to economic gains , new telephone , broadband lines in rural areas . Comment: