Introduction
How is the communication system in China? Here, Broadcast media include all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Chinese Communisty Party (CCP) or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department as well as local (provincial, municipal) sends directives to all domestic media outlets to guide its reporting with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved/censored prior to broadcast; increasingly, PRC nationals turn to online platforms (Bilibili, Tencent Video, iQiyi, etc) to access PRC and international films and television shows. Video platforms have to abide by regulations issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which align with censorship policies from CCP propaganda authorities. (2022). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in China
| Internet country code | .cn |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 483,549,500 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 34 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 1.022 billion (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 73% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | China has the largest Internet market in the world with almost all subscribers accessing Internet through mobile devices; market is driven through government-allied investment; fast-developing data center market; government aims to provide universal and affordable broadband coverage through market competition and private investment in state-controlled enterprises; 3G and LTE subscribers will migrate to 5G aiming for 2 million 5G base stations by the end of 2022; government strengthens IoT policies to boost economic growth; China is pushing development of smart cities beyond Beijing; Beijing residents carry virtual card integrating identity, social security, health, and education documents; government controls gateways to global Internet through censorship, surveillance, and shut-downs; major exporter of broadcasting equipment world-wide (2022) |
| Domestic | Nearly 13 per 100 fixed line and 122 per 100 mobile-cellular (2021) |
| International | Country code - 86; landing points for the RJCN, EAC-C2C, TPE, APCN-2, APG, NCP, TEA, SeaMeWe-3, SJC2, Taiwan Strait Express-1, AAE-1, APCN-2, AAG, FEA, FLAG and TSE submarine cables providing connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 179.414 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 13 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 1.781 billion (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 125 (2022 est.) |
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