China now has more than 300 million registered microblog users, according to statistics released Monday at the 11th China Internet Media Forum in the central province of Hubei.With a theme of promoting the development of Internet media and the prosperity of online culture, the forum kicked off in the city of Wuhan on Monday. The two-day event has attracted about 300 officials, experts and Internet media managers.
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China has more than 300 million registered microbloggers, state media said on Monday, one of its fastest growing groups of internet users that the government has vowed to control.The country has the most internet users in the world, at 485 million, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing Zhang Xinsheng, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
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China’s microblog user population tops 300 million
China now has more than 300 million registered microblog users, according to statistics released Monday at the 11th China Internet Media Forum in the central province of Hubei.