How the web is taking off in China – Charlotte Windle

 40790490 China203 From BBC NEWS: China’s fifth internet summit attracted the country’s most successful entrepreneurs, and a record number of international visitors.

……no other country has China’s growth potential.

Analysts estimate that the number of internet users in China could equal the entire population of the US by 2010.

……Some say China is now experiencing its own bubble. Others say the rapid growth is simply the inevitable result of the expanding audience.

The speed with which China’s internet companies can turn traffic into custom will determine which diagnosis proves the correct one.

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