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:
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 . Chinese government wants phone and broadband access in each village by 2010 .