China and the Internet

By kseip

  • China Telecom opened two 64K dedicated circuits

    China Telecom opened two 64K dedicated circuits
    EDUChina Telecom opened two 64K dedicated circuits to the United States through Sprint Co. in Beijing and Shanghai.
    These dedicated circuits provided Internet access service through the telephone network,X.25 network and DDN(The Defense Data Network) dedicated circuit.
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    The History of the Internet and China

  • CAS completed the long-distance linkage

    CAS completed the long-distance linkage
    EDUCAS(Chinese Academy of Sciences ) completed the long-distance linkage of its branches in Shanghai, Hefei, Wuhan and Nanjing with IP/X.25 technology.
    - This was the first step taken by China to extend Internet nationwide.

  • Chinanet

    Chinanet
    EDUChina Telecom started to prepare for building a national backbone network for Chinanet.

  • 256K dedicated circuit

    256K dedicated circuit
    EconomistA 256K dedicated circuit connected to the United States was opened by China Golden Bridge Network; also known as ChinaGBN.

  • First statistic report

    First statistic report
    IiTWIKICNNIC issued its first Statistic Report on Internet Development in China. According to the report, by October 31, 1997
    - China had more than 290,000 PCs connected to Internet
    - 620,000 Internet users
    - 4,066 registered domain names of CN
    - 1,500 WWW web sites
    - 18.64Mbps of bandwidth for international outlets.
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    Rapid growth of Internet users in China

  • Chinanet

    Chinanet
    EDUChina Science Network, the China Education and Research Network and China Golden Bridge Network are three internet networks in China that Chinanet was connected to.

  • Second statistic report

    Second statistic report
    EDUCNNIC issued the second Statistic Report on Internet Development in China. According to the report, by June 30, 1998,
    - China had more than 542,000 PCs linked to Internet
    - 1,175,000 Internet users
    - 9,415 registered domain names of CN
    - 3,700 WWW web sites
    - 84.64Mbps of bandwidth for international outlets.

  • Third statistic report

    Third statistic report
    WIKICNNIC issued the third Statistic Report on the Development of Internet in China. According to the report, by December 31, 1998,
    - China had more than 747,000 PCs linked to Internet
    - 2.1 million Internet users
    -18,396 registered domain names of CN
    - 5,300 WWW web sites
    - 143M256K of bandwidth for international outlets.

  • Fourth statistic report

    Fourth statistic report
    IiTWIKICNNIC issued the fourth Statistic Report on the Development of Internet in China.
    According to the report, by June 30, 1999,
    - China had more than 1.47 million PCs connected to Internet - 4 million Internet users
    - 29,045 registered domain names of CN, 9,906 WWW web sites
    - 241M of bandwidth for international outlets Large amounts of diversity

  • Cut charges on Internet service

    Cut charges on Internet service
    WIKIMinistry of the Information Industry cut charges on Internet service

  • Google China

    Google China
    EconomistGoogle China is currently the number 2 search engine in the People's Republic of China, after Baidu.
    It is a 10-floor building located in Tsinghua Science Park, near the south gate of Tsinghua University. Equality of access: people who are given access to the Internet are capable of viewing Google China. Overall adding to the diversity of the engine.
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    Google China

    Google China was headed by Kai-Fu Lee from 2005 to 2009

  • Google China Launches

    Google China Launches
    Google NewsGoogle China launches after Google hires Kai-Fu Lee from Microsoft to head up the venture.

  • Censored Search

    Censored Search
    Huffingtonpost GoogleGoogle.cn is born, a China-based Google that censors search results based on Chinese laws.

  • Google Admits to Problems

    Google Admits to Problems
    Huffingtonpost GoogleGoogle admits that its decision to launch Google.cn, a Chinese-censored version of Google.com, has damaged the company after a series of attacks from Web users.

  • Code Complaints

    Code Complaints
    Huffingtonpost GoogleGoogle admits its sites pinyin input method was not solely built by Google after Chinese company Sohu claims it pirated its software code.

  • Block of Youtube

    Block of Youtube
    Huffingtonpost GoogleChinese authorities ban access to YouTube, a video site owned by Google.

  • Obscenity Claim

    Obscenity Claim
    HuffingtonpostGoogle.com, Gmail and other Google services experience widespread access issues across China. A Chinese official accuses Google of spreading obscene content a day later.

  • Google China Head Steps Down

    Google China Head Steps Down
    HuffingtonpostKai-Fu Lee, widely admired by Chinese youth and in its tech community, steps down as Google China head in a surprise move. Rumors say pressure from the Chinese government got to be too great.

  • Copyright Violation

    Copyright Violation
    HuffingtonpostA group of Chinese authors campaign against Google, accusing it of violating copyright laws with its digital library.

  • Announcement by Google

    Announcement by Google
    Google announced in January that it would no longer comply with China's internet censorship laws.
    It warned that it may shut down google.cn because of censorship and a hacking attack on the portal.