This article describes the status of Internet development and application in China. It introduces the Chinese search engines as well as four main domestic networks connected to the Internet and analyses Internet applications in five major fields in China: e-government, e-commerce, distance education, distance medical treatment, and digital library. It also discusses China’s Internet management and related issues and problems and provides an overview of Internet development in China.
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