China takes big Internet strides


Big investment: A man looking at his phone is seen through a digitally decorated glass at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. Investment in the 5G sector by China’s three largest telecom operators is set to more than triple to 180 billion yuan (US$27.42bil) on a yearly basis in 2020. — Reuters

BEIJING: China has been ranked second in the world in terms of Internet development, after the United States, and has steadily maintained its upward trajectory, a new report said.

According to the latest Global Internet Development Index, the ranking was based on six parameters: infrastructure, innovation capacity, industrial development, Internet application, cybersecurity, and cyberspace governance.

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