Foreign Media: popularity smartphones and broadband to kill a Chinese Internet Cafe-Internet, Smartphone, Tablet PC, broadband-it information Foreign Media: popularity smartphones and broadband to kill a Chinese Internet Cafe

Foreign media said the Internet Cafe was the social hub of China's more than 20-year-olds and authorities a convenient way to monitor citizens online. But as the number of smartphones and tablet computers increases, the Internet cafes are becoming a victim of Chinese cyber warfare.

United Kingdom the financial times website reported on December 26, in Office buildings and shopping centers everywhere operate Internet cafes, Chaoyang District, Beijing (sound) said: "a few years ago, day can earn tens of thousands of us, but can earn thousands of dollars right now. ”

China cheap smartphones and tablets , such as the popularity of Liu many Internet cafe operators worry that Internet cafes out of most of the Chinese life, like the United States and Europe as video rental stores.

Internet company Tencent's survey found that during 2011 to 2012, the number of Internet cafes in China have fallen over since 2004 growing trend. In 2012, there are about 10,000 Internet cafes closed down at the end of 2012, total number of Internet cafes nationwide fell to 136,000.

According to Canalis consulting firm data, Internet point decline at the same time, China has a population of smartphones from nearly 50% per cent in 2012 rose to this year, rising more than 1 time. In addition, the access of home broadband users reached 191 million last year, three times times 5 years ago.

Reports said, who also went to Internet cafes or just can't afford to buy their phones or go play online games, these games need more players, particularly popular among young people in China.

One old working in an Internet Café near Wenzhou City workers said Internet Cafe business in the region slumped a year ago. Urban areas only booming Internet Cafe is located in the industrial area, frequented by working in a factory there.

外媒：智能手机和宽带普及杀死了中国网吧 - 网吧,智能手机,平板电脑,宽带 - IT资讯
外媒：智能手机和宽带普及杀死了中国网吧

外媒称，网吧曾是中国20多岁年轻人的社交中心，也是当局监控公民网上言行的一条便捷途径。但随着智能手机和平板电脑使用人数的增多，网吧正成为中国网络战的牺牲品。

据英国《金融时报》网站12月26日报道，在北京写字楼和购物中心林立的朝阳区经营网吧的刘（音）先生说：“几年前，我们一天能赚好几万，但现在只能赚到几千块。”

中国廉价智能手机和平板电脑的普及令刘先生等许多网吧经营者担心，网吧正在远离大多数中国人的生活，就像美国和欧洲的录影带租赁店一样。

互联网公司腾讯的调查发现，中国的网吧数量在2011年到2012年期间出现下滑，结束了自2004年以来不断增长的态势。2012年约有1万家网吧停业，截至2012年底，全国网吧总数降至13.6万家。

根据卡纳利斯咨询公司的数据，在网吧衰落的同时，中国拥有智能手机的人口比例从2012年的20%增长到了今年的近50%，涨幅超过一倍。此外，接入家庭宽带的用户去年达到1.91亿户，是5年前的三倍。

报道称，那些还去网吧的人要不就是买不起手机，要不就是结伴玩网络游戏，这些游戏需要多名玩家，在中国尤其受年轻人欢迎。

一名在温州市中心附近一家网吧工作的老员工说，这一地区的网吧生意一年前开始走下坡路。市区唯一红火的网吧位于工业区，在工厂工作的农民工经常光顾那里。