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To: randmiser who wrote (38)	1/17/1999 1:32:00 PM
From: wlcnyc	Respond to of 2003

The following link is perhaps a little off topic since it deals with China and the internet and ECommerce - so I won't print it all here - but it is interesting. thestandard.com However, I do find these statistics particularly fascinating. (They are ahead of me in "modern conveniences" in all but two categories): "CHINA BY THE NUMBERS Total Population: 1.2 billion, 75 percent (900 million) in rural areas Internet Use: 0.1 percent of total population (1.2 million) in June 1998, expected to reach 7 million by 2001 Credit Card Holders: 1 to 2 percent of total population, but 33 percent of urban residents Telephone Penetration: Will reach 11 percent in 2000 IDC says PC sales are growing by 25 to 30 percent a year; 1999 PC sales will be 4.9 million. ALL THE MODERN CONVENIENCES Pagers 62 percent Bathtubs 24 percent Personal Computers 16 percent Mobile phones 32 percent Laser-disc players 19 percent DVD players 3 percent Source: Grey Advertising"