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They have served as crucibles for the country’s online culture<\/a> and as schools and sanctuaries for its marginalized migrant workers<\/a>. But according to a new report from the Ministry of Culture, China’s Internet caf\u00e9s are now in decline<\/strong><\/a>, as home broadband and mobile connections become more widely accessible. From Xinhua:<\/p>\n

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The country had 136,000 cyberbars nationwide as of the end of 2012, a decrease of 6.9 percent year on year, according to an annual report on Internet bars released by the Ministry of Culture on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It is the first decrease in eight years.<\/p>\n

The revenue of Internet bars plummeted by 13.2 percent to 53.7 billion yuan (8.7 bln U.S. dollars), the report showed.<\/p>\n

[\u2026] Internet bars employed more than 1.03 million people, the report said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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