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A recent survey has shown that Japan is once again the 'most wired' country in the world

Previous reports claimed that South Korea is the world's 'most wired' nation in the world because of the amount of broadband access in the country. However, a new study now shows that Japan has the largest percentage of users with a net connection while China's population spends the most time online, according to a new survey released by Ipso Insight.

Still the survey indicates people are using the Internet for a broader variety of activities and using newer devices such as wireless computers and mobile phones for Internet access.

Along with reporting the most wired nations, the global survey also shows that Internet growth in the United States is slowing down, even though people are becoming more dependent on the Internet.  Chinese users spend 18 hours a week on the Internet, with Japan in second with 14 hours, followed by Canada and the United States, who average 11 hours per week.

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China, no surprise
By bjorn47 on 3/31/06, Rating: 0
RE: China, no surprise
By mechwarrior1989 on 4/1/2006 1:12:37 AM , Rating: 4
I love how people make comments like these. It cracks me up how some people are so immersed in their ignorance they can't even comprehend it. That's the American Propaganda Machine at work.

Have you actually used the internet in China? Or better yet, even been to China? I'm guessing no, but you know, in American, everyone's entitled to their own views. As long as it isn't deemed to be a threat to national security. That of course being a very broad term that can encompass just about anything.


RE: China, no surprise
By bjorn47 on 4/1/06, Rating: 0
RE: China, no surprise
By mechwarrior1989 on 4/1/2006 1:32:39 AM , Rating: 2
According to what? Do you know what sites you can and cannot access in China? I'm pretty sure most, if not all the sites you access would be allowed in China unless of course you're some kind of terrorist but who knows, maybe you are, that's not my concern.


RE: China, no surprise
By KingofCamelot on 4/1/2006 2:24:15 AM , Rating: 2
Because we all know that terrorists use Wikipedia.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.a spx?newsid=243


RE: China, no surprise
By fayer on 4/1/2006 3:09:39 AM , Rating: 2
well, i'm in Shanghai, China

And i can browse wikipedia using my desktop computer, laptop and even cell phone, what else do u want?


RE: China, no surprise
By a1trips on 4/1/2006 6:51:41 AM , Rating: 2
i really shouldn't.. but sometimes i can't help being a dumb smartass. freedom from censorship, anyone?


RE: China, no surprise
By bjorn47 on 4/1/2006 7:43:07 PM , Rating: 1
RE: China, no surprise
By bjorn47 on 4/1/2006 7:38:50 PM , Rating: 2
It's always funny to see sarcasm interpreted as ignorance. It kind of points out your ignorance more than mine, I would say. And I'm certainly not American (why on earth did you jump to that conclusion?),I think that the Chinese government is more dangerous than the US one, it certainly kills more of its citizens. And a close second to the US in propaganda. But I guess if you happen to live in a dictatorship like China, and happen to be a little intelligent, your brain have to create a mindset in which everything is all right. The German people did the same thing under nazi rule. And I think your comment that if you don't approve of the government "you're some kind of terrorist" is very scary and seems to indicate a brainwashing far worse than the average american.


RE: China, no surprise
By mechwarrior1989 on 4/2/2006 3:24:01 AM , Rating: 2
I happen to live in America thank you very much and the United States does it's own fair share of brainwashing. Ever hear of the pledge of alligence? Up until only a few years ago it was pretty much mandatory. Now some school's actually say, "We invite you to stand for the pledge" at least my local highschool does. I can't vouch for other schools. I can just remember my elementry school days, "All rise for the pledge" What if I don't want to pledge my alligence to the United States of America? But nope, gotta say it anyways. Then after September 11, it wasn't just the people who were jumpy, the government was making eveyrone jumpy as well. We live in a Post 9-11 era, anyone can be a terrorist. The US government can hardly keep us feeling safe with all the problems it's got.


RE: China, no surprise
By Kilim on 4/2/2006 4:38:48 PM , Rating: 1
What's with the constant "Ignorant American" cracks? I daresay our population is more aware of what is going on with the world than other populations. You think a russian or chinese student has a better grasp of what is going on with the world than an American student? What are you basing that on?

And yes, I am finishing up my teaching credential and have worked in many schools. I DARE TO SAY that an American student is more aware of what is going on in Saudi Arabia than a chinese student is about Tibet or Russian student with Chechnya.

Of course, it is not PC to say so. Cause cracking on supposed American ignorance is nice and safe.


RE: China, no surprise
By mechwarrior1989 on 4/2/2006 7:14:31 PM , Rating: 2
Yes, but which of the students do you work with in those schools? Obviously there are going to be students that do understand what's going on in the world. Trust me, there are plenty of students that don't understand anything outside of their own lives.

Plus Americans aren't all students, judging the entire population on several student bodies isn't a very accurate assessment. Now you're finishing up your teaching credential so I suppose it can be assumed that you're a relatively intelligent individual, however there are plenty of people who aren't in the same position as you and that's where the ignorant american comes in. Also, what makes you think that Russian students don't know what's going on Chechnya or that Chinese students don't know what's going on in Tibet? Have you actually gone and visited to two schools in the regions which you cited or are you making assumptions?


RE: China, no surprise
By masher2 (blog) on 4/3/2006 9:05:06 PM , Rating: 2
> "what makes you think that Russian students don't know what's going on Chechnya..."

They do. Today, that is. Twenty five years ago, they didn't...they didn't even know the crime rates for their own cities they lived in, as such information was rigidly suppressed.

However, the way freedom of the press is being eroded lately in Russia, in another twenty five years, it'll be as bad as ever.

> "or that Chinese students don't know what's going on in Tibet?"

By and large, they do not. They're not even taught the real history of Tibet, but a whitewashed version rewritten to fit the needs of the PRC. And open discussion of the current situation in Tibet is one of the most rigidly suppressed topics in China today.

This is simple fact, verified by countless emigres. Don't even attempt to dispute it.



RE: China, no surprise
By masher2 (blog) on 4/2/2006 11:04:46 PM , Rating: 2
> "the United States does it's own fair share of brainwashing. Ever hear of the pledge of alligence? "

Another ignorant fool who I strongly suspect has never been outside North America. Myself, I've been to China many times, and can safely say the level of state-supported propaganda there is significantly higher....and the consequences for speaking out against it are far, far more serious.

Why not learn a bit about the nation of China, before you embarrass yourself further?


RE: China, no surprise
By Wonga on 4/1/2006 2:33:32 PM , Rating: 2
I've been to China and browsed their internet, like others here. I can tell you that just about every site I wanted to go to was permitted. The only real problems for me was BBC and CNN (for an experiment, rather than to read the content). Fortunately News.cn covered the news I wanted to read and from what I could tell it was unbiased and often critical of Chinese government departments.

Now, I'm not saying that there isn't a problem there, since censorship like that shouldn't really be happening, but that doesn't mean that the Chinese are being fed lies or being greatly deprived of information on the outside world, at least at this current point in time.


RE: China, no surprise
By Wwhat on 4/1/2006 8:48:45 PM , Rating: 2
I have no real idea what the truth is, but surely you can't take as evidence what a tourist in a hotel can access to what joe average can access in surpressive countries.
Or compare what a loyal upper echelon partymember can do to what a critic of a system can do.
And even if joe average can access a 'free tibet' site for instance, you think he won't be worried about the knock on the door?



RE: China, no surprise
By Wonga on 4/2/2006 8:06:12 AM , Rating: 2
LOL, we take it from me, who does know the truth - I went to the same internet cafes as the local people, so I was getting the same treatment.

What does happen when you go to a site the Chinese don't want you to go to is that you get a "page cannot be displayed" error - the very same sort you get in the Western world if a site is down or doesn't exist. I wasn't worried for an instant that someone was going to kick my hostel door down and arrest me, I hadn't committed a crime and neither has anyone else who attempts to load these sites.

Now, like I say, things like this shouldn't be happening, but as far as I could tell, the internet was still very useful and most information could still be obtained.

On a side note, I do believe that China has some serious human rights issues, particuarly when dealing with protesters, but that is straying from the current subject...


RE: China, no surprise
By obeseotron on 4/1/2006 9:30:00 PM , Rating: 2
There isn't even a mechanism through which the American government could censor the internet. The US government has very little latitude to censor the press, even in national security cases, see New York Times vs United States (Pentagon Papers Supreme Court Case). I don't claim to know the specifics of what you can and can't do in mainland China (only been to Kong Kong), but please try to seperate your distaste for western stereotypes of China and the fact that the Chinese government does muzzle the internet and that is wrong.


RE: China, no surprise
By ted61 on 4/1/2006 1:49:56 AM , Rating: 1
huh?


RE: China, no surprise
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