ICT Use with Chinese Characteristics

Wai Chi Rodney Chu; Yinni Peng

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-3910-9_16

ICT Use with Chinese Characteristics

Wai Chi Rodney Chu^*, Yinni Peng

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This chapter examines the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)-limited to mobile phone and Internet use-in contemporary China. Based on fieldwork undertaken since 2003 in Guangzhou and Beijing, this chapter focuses on the relationship between society and technology in the Chinese cultural context. An analysis of the data on ICT use in China shows how Chinese cultural traits and the speed of the ICT evolution in China have combined to bring about a unique cyber experience. This analysis may be helpful to other scholars who wish to compare the impact of ICTs in various cultures or who are interested in discovering how Mainland China is going cyber.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Connectivities in China
Subtitle of host publication	Virtual, Actual and Local Interactions
Editors	Pui-lam Law
Publisher	Springer, Dordrecht
Pages	201-213
Number of pages	13
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789400739109
ISBN (Print)	9789400739093, 9789400793286
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3910-9_16
Publication status	Published - 24 Feb 2012

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Mobile Phone
Migrant Worker
Short Message Service
Digital Divide
Private Sphere

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