When you do business in china , import product from china, or wholesale china electronics product, you should have some more idea about china internet situation.

With 123 million internet users, China is second only to the US in the size of its online community. Most users congregate in internet cafes, which can range from quiet respites offering tea and snacks, to loud, crowded, smoky enclaves full of teenagers playing war games. Fees at such ‘net bars are usually cheap (RMB2-10 per hour).

With your own computer, It is now easier than ever to hook up to the Internet in China, and virtually all five star hotels offer broadband access. An increasing number of cafes and bars also provide Wi-Fi connection, allowing your laptop computer to connect to the internet through a short-range wireless signal. So long as your laptop is wireless-enabled you’ll be able to access the internet at the various Wi-Fi hotspots that have sprung up in Beijing and Shanghai (and in other cities across China). It’s also possible to pick up a Wi-Fi connection if you happen to live in close vicinity to any of the hotspots listed below!

Elsewhere you can obtain access to the Internet via an anonymous dial-up connection. It’s possible to either dial one of the many internet service providers (ISPs) that exist in China or use a pre-paid card. Popular ISPs are 163 (China Telecom) and 169 (China Unicom) and this same number is used as the user name and password. The cost of using the Internet will then be billed to the phone line that you are using to connect, often at a very low rate.

Pre-paid cards offer even cheaper Internet access. The cards can be bought at any locations around town that sells telephone cards, often at a fraction of the face value. If you need to check your email but don’t carry a laptop, most hotel business centers will have an internet connection that you can use for a fee, or alternatively the concierge should be able to direct you to an Internet cafe – these have proliferated almost as fast as mobile phone coverage and can be found at all cities across China, with minimal rates per hour, often as little as RMB2. Some Internet cafes (particularly in Beijing) may ask to see some kind of identification, such as your passport, before allowing you to use a computer.