On February 28th, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the 43rd Statistical Report on Internet Development in China. By December 2018, the number of Internet users in China had reached 829 million, with 56.53 million new Internet users, and the Internet penetration rate was 59.6%, up 3.8 percentage points from the end of 2017.

　　The amount of basic resources has steadily increased, and IPv6 has broad application prospects.

　　As of December 2018, the number of IPv6 addresses in China was 41,079 /32, with an annual growth rate of 75.3%; The total number of domain names is 37.928 million, of which the total number of ".CN" domain names is 21.243 million, accounting for 56.0% of the total number of domain names. In terms of IPv6, China is continuously promoting the large-scale deployment of IPv6, further standardizing the IPv6 address allocation and traceability mechanism, effectively improving the IPv6 security capability, and thus promoting the comprehensive application of IPv6; In terms of domain names, in 2018, China’s high-performance domain name resolution technology continued to develop, new breakthroughs were made in the research and development of independent intellectual property software, and the ability to localize and customize domain name service security policies was further enhanced, thus significantly improving the service capability and security guarantee capability of China’s domain name service system.

　　The Internet penetration rate is close to 60%, and the access threshold is further lowered.

　　By December 2018, the number of Internet users in China had reached 829 million, with a penetration rate of 59.6%, up 3.8 percentage points from the end of 2017, with 56.53 million new Internet users. The number of mobile Internet users in China reached 817 million, and the proportion of Internet users accessing through mobile phones reached 98.6%, with 64.33 million new mobile Internet users in the whole year. In 2018, Internet coverage was further expanded, the "last mile" of network infrastructure in poverty-stricken areas was gradually opened, and the "digital divide" was accelerated; Mobile traffic charges have dropped sharply, and inter-provincial "roaming" has become history, the threshold for residents to access the network has been further lowered, and the efficiency of information exchange has been improved.

　　The first law in the field of e-commerce was promulgated, and the industry accelerated the conversion of kinetic energy.

　　As of December 2018, the number of online shopping users in China reached 610 million, with an annual growth rate of 14.4% and the utilization rate of netizens was 73.6%. The first law in the field of e-commerce "E-commerce Law" was officially promulgated, which is of great significance to promoting the sustained and healthy development of the industry. After years of rapid development, the online consumer market has gradually entered the development stage of upgrading, and the "double upgrade" at both ends of supply and demand is becoming a new round of driving force for industry growth. On the supply side, online and offline resources are accelerating integration, and new models such as social e-commerce and quality e-commerce continue to enrich consumption scenarios and drive the transformation and upgrading of the retail industry; The in-depth application of technologies such as big data and blockchain has effectively improved operational efficiency. On the demand side, the trend of consumption upgrading remains unchanged, and the characteristics of consumption stratification are increasingly prominent, further promoting market diversification.

　　Offline payment habits continued to consolidate, and the international payment market accelerated.

　　By the end of December 2018, the number of mobile internet payment users in China reached 583 million, with an annual growth rate of 10.7%, and the utilization rate of mobile internet users reached 71.4%. The habit of offline online payment continued to consolidate, and the proportion of netizens using mobile phone online payment increased from 65.5% at the end of 2017 to 67.2%. In terms of cross-border payment, Alipay and WeChat payment have been accessed in compliance in more than 40 countries and regions respectively; In terms of overseas localized payment, Chinese enterprises have operated localized digital wallet products in nine Asian countries and regions.

　　Internet entertainment has entered a standardized development track, and the utilization rate of short video users is nearly 80%

　　By December 2018, the number of users of online video, online music and online games was 612 million, 576 million and 484 million, respectively, and the utilization rates were 73.9%, 69.5% and 58.4%, respectively. Major online video platforms pay attention to the improvement of program content quality, and self-made content moves towards quality. With the deepening of copyright cooperation among online music enterprises, the process of copyright legalization of digital music has been significantly accelerated. More and more game companies have begun to focus on overseas business, and the influence of domestic games in overseas markets has further expanded. The number of short video users reached 648 million, and the user utilization rate was 78.2%. With the deployment of short videos by many Internet companies, the market maturity gradually improved, and the professionalism and verticality of content production deepened, and high-quality content became the core competitiveness of each platform.

　　The efficiency of online government services has been improved, and the people-oriented development concept has been practiced.

　　As of December 2018, the number of online government service users in China reached 394 million, accounting for 47.5% of the total netizens. In 2018, China’s "Internet+government services" deepened, and governments at all levels relied on the online government service platform to promote online and offline integration, real-time import information such as online declarations, queuing appointments, examination and approval results, and strengthen the construction of a national unified and multi-level interconnected data sharing and exchange platform, and realize "people running less errands" through "data running more"; At the same time, all localities have successively started the construction of county-level media integration centers, including all media units such as county radio and television stations, county party newspapers and county-owned websites, and taking charge of all information publishing services in the county, so as to realize centralized and unified management of resources, high-quality information and standardized service, better convey government information and serve the local people.

　　The emerging technology field maintains a good development momentum and opens up a new situation in building a network power.

　　In 2018, China’s development momentum in basic resources, 5G, quantum information, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, blockchain, virtual reality, Internet of Things logo, supercomputing and other fields is improving. In the field of 5G, breakthroughs have been made in the research and development of core technologies, and government and enterprises have joined forces to promote the steady development of the industry; In the field of artificial intelligence, the ability of scientific and technological innovation has been strengthened, and local plans and policies have been promulgated one after another, effectively promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence and economic and social development; In the field of cloud computing, the Chinese government attaches great importance to the development of a new generation of information industry represented by it, enterprises actively promote strategic layout, and cloud computing services have gradually been recognized and accepted by the domestic market.

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43rd Statistical Report on Internet Development in China (full text)

The 43rd Statistical Report on Internet Development in China

Medvedev (left) held talks with Putin last week.

　　□ Morning News reporter Xu Huifen

　　The British "Guardian" recently reported that the financial crisis that hit Russia’s economy began to break the delicate power balance in Russian politics, and the internal struggle weakened the authority of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and further worsened his relationship with President Dmitry Medvedev. There are rumors that Putin is considering resigning as prime minister in order not to make himself the focus of public dissatisfaction.

　　In recent months, the friction between Putin and Medvedev has frequently appeared in the western media. It has been reported that the western media have made a "deep-seated" interpretation of some news, claiming that there is a crack in the "Mapp combination". In fact, it is to hype the relationship between Mapp and Russia to achieve the purpose of singing down Russia in the context of the financial crisis.

　　The power struggle between the two factions put Putin in an awkward position.

　　According to the Guardian, there are more and more signs that a "powerful group" with Putin as the core and figures from the military and security system is fighting with the economic liberals headed by Medvedev for control of the rapidly shrinking national finance.

　　The conflict between the two factions put Putin in an awkward position. This "mysterious figure" who worked in the former Soviet National Security Council (KGB) for 15 years has a deep connection with powerful groups, but at the same time, Putin has an extraordinary relationship with some liberals from his hometown of St. Petersburg.

　　Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin is one of the important figures at the center of the power struggle. He is unpopular with powerful groups, and he warns powerful groups and private companies with interests in powerful groups that the state will limit financial assistance to large companies.

　　Micael, a former economic policy adviser to the government, said that powerful groups always wanted to get rid of Kudrin, but for Putin, Kudrin was one of his assistants and an old ally when he was in St. Petersburg.

　　Some experts believe that when Putin tried to control the conflict between the two factions, his own position gradually weakened and the relationship with Medvedev also appeared cracks. "In the past, Putin often played the role of’ arbitrator’, above the two factions of powerful groups and rational economists." Political analyst Demiche said, "But now, he has been dragged into this fight, and he has even been’ attacked from both sides’. For powerful groups, Putin is too weak, while economists gather more around Medvedev. "

　　BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua)-According to foreign media reports, on the 9th local time, US President Biden said that if the deadlock with the Republican Party on the US debt ceiling is not resolved, the United States will face the first debt default in history, and he may therefore cancel his trip to Asia later this month.

　　It is reported that on the 9th local time, US President Biden held talks at the White House with Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Republican McCarthy, Democratic leader of the House of Representatives jeffries, Republican leader of the Senate McConnell and Democratic leader of the Senate Schumer on raising the debt ceiling.

　　Agence France-Presse said that after meeting with the top Republicans in the US Congress, Biden told reporters, "If we haven’t solved this problem at the last minute … … I will not go to (Asia). "

　　At the same time, McCarthy told the media after the talks that he had not seen any new trends in this matter. However, he also said that the working teams of all parties will continue to negotiate, and Biden and he expect to meet again on the 12th.

　　According to previous reports, Biden will attend the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan from May 19th to 21st.