computers with an Internet connection, international gateway bandwidth, and domain name registration under .cn over the last decade. The survey results clearly point to a rapid growth since 1997. Internet users grew from only 600,000 in 1997 to 33 million in 2001. Computers with an Internet connection increased from 340,000 in 1997 to 12.5 million in 2001. Total bandwidth to global Internet increased to 7,597 Mbps in 2001 from 30 Mbps in 1997. Domain names under the .cn also climbed from 5,000 in 1997 to 127,000 in 2001.