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More Internet Users Registered in Shaanxi
The number of Internet users in northwest China's Shaanxi Province rose to 300,000 at the end of last year, six times more than the figure in 1999.
When Shaanxi was first connected to the Internet in 1996, only 400 people applied for the connection. The number of applicants climbed to 23,000 in 1998 and 52,000 in 1999. At present, Internet users in Shaanxi account for 0.8 percent of the total population of Shaanxi.
The province has built 800 websites and 80 databanks. Xi'an, the provincial capital, has more than 300 Internet cafes. Approximately one fifth of Shaanxi's gross domestic product comes from the information industry.
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