2016年CRI Mobile Internet under the Spotlight of China's Internet Development

 

The penetration¹ of mobile Internet in China has been highlighted by the report which was released on Friday, with more than 90 percent of the 688 million Internet users accessing online services via their mobile phones.

And WeChat, the instant messaging app developed by the Internet giant Tencent, has swiftly gained 650 million active users within China and abroad in just five years.

Presenting the report, Liu Bing, deputy head of the China Internet Network Information Center elaborated on the trend.

"Nearly 90 percent of netizens have used the instant messaging app in China. Meanwhile, 75 percent of traditional enterprises have taken advantage of Wechat for marketing² promotion³. Another highlight is the strong momentum⁴ of online media, as online news readers have reached over 560 million by the end of 2015. In addition, China has 413 million online shoppers now."

During last year's Single's Day shopping spree in November, sales via Alibaba's Tmall hit a record high with over 90 billion yuan or 14 billion US dollars being spent within 24 hours.

The expansion of Internet coverage⁵ has also boosted ride-hailing services in Chinese market over the past year.

The report notes that over 96 million, or one in 14 people, ordered a taxi via the Internet in 2015, with most of them doing so on mobile devices.

Meanwhile, over 20 million people booked private cars online as the service became available in nearly 200 Chinese cities through Didi, a popular ride-hailing app, again backed by Tencent.

Li Xiaodong, head of the China Internet Network Information Center, believes that several factors have led to the widespread use of the Internet in public sectors⁷.

"On top of that, Internet technology has become advanced enough nowadays to carry out many public services. Secondly⁸, more and more enterprises have shown their willingness to join with the public sector⁶. On the other hand, with its "Internet Plus" initiative, the government has provided enterprises with sufficient support to make better use of the Internet."

Talking about the growth pattern of China's Internet Industry, Chen Yubo, deputy head at the School of Economics and Management with Tsinghua University, believes the development pattern in China will be unique.

"Western countries went through an era of large-scale mergers⁹ and acquisitions, and have formed some industry giants in each sector. However, China will explore a different path, as emerging Internet-based platforms will help integrate various enterprises in an industrial chain. Such platforms have already emerged in several industries including steel, nonferrous metals and grain logistics."

The report also suggests that over 190 million rural residents in China have also begun to surf the Internet, accounting¹⁰ for some 28 percent of all Internet users.

Last year, the annual growth rate of rural netizens was double that of their urban counterparts.

For CRI, I am Wang Mengzhen.

1 penetration   

n.穿透，穿人，渗透

参考例句：

• He is a man of penetration.他是一个富有洞察力的人。
• Our aim is to achieve greater market penetration.我们的目标是进一步打入市场。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

9 mergers   

n.（两个公司的）合并( merger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mergers fall into three categories: horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. 合并分为以下三种：横向合并，纵向合并和混合合并。 来自辞典例句
• Many recent mergers are concentrated within specific industries, particularly in retailing, airlines and communications. 现代许多合并企业集中进行某些特定业务，在零售业、民航和通讯业中更是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

10 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。