According to the above chart, the number of the people who go on the Internet has increased from 620 thousand in 1997 to 58 million in 2002. This indicates that Internet has gained its popularity in china at a very high speed.
There are many reasons for Internet’s rapid dlopment in china. First, as a convenient source of information as well as an efficient means of communication, Internet becomes and usel to our study and work. Second, due to fierce competition comr companies have lowered the price of their products. The cheaper comrs become, the users there are. With comr, they can easily have access to the Internet. In addition, with the dlopment of our society and the improvement of our living standard people in china pursue a colorl life with Internet; some n often do some shopping through the Internet.
Internet is also a sword with two edges. It brings about troubles for us. One common problem is comr viruses. They spread very quickly through the Internet and cause great damage to comr users. Another is crime committed through the internet. As a result, we feel happy about the rapid dlopment of internet in china but at the same time we should guard against it negative effects.