Chinese revolution turns hi-tech
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Sixty years after the revolution engineered by Chairman Mao, China is in the midst of a different revolution - of a digital variety.
Since Mao's death in 1976, China has changed enormously, racing to catch up with the rest of Asia.
Mobile phones and cameras have become must-haves - everywhere you go, people are talking, texting, and surfing.
An explosion of capitalism has given cities like Shanghai and Beijing futuristic skylines. Big business and consumer technology alike have found a new home here.
The country is already the world's largest producer of mobile phones, PCs and cameras, which it can churn out in their millions - and all because of China's biggest resource: people.
It is worth taking a minute to look at the statistics, because they are truly amazing. China is the world's most populous country, with 1.3 billion people.
On size alone, it is fast becoming a technology superpower and it almost has no choice in the matter. For example, even though only 8% of its people have access to the internet, this equates to 100 million people online, second only to the US.
Sixty years after the revolution engineered by Chairman Mao, China is in the midst of a different revolution - of a digital variety.Since Mao's death in 1976, China has changed enormously, racing to catch up with the rest of Asia.
Mobile phones and cameras have become must-haves - everywhere you go, people are talking, texting, and surfing.
An explosion of capitalism has given cities like Shanghai and Beijing futuristic skylines. Big business and consumer technology alike have found a new home here.
The country is already the world's largest producer of mobile phones, PCs and cameras, which it can churn out in their millions - and all because of China's biggest resource: people.
It is worth taking a minute to look at the statistics, because they are truly amazing. China is the world's most populous country, with 1.3 billion people.
On size alone, it is fast becoming a technology superpower and it almost has no choice in the matter. For example, even though only 8% of its people have access to the internet, this equates to 100 million people online, second only to the US.
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