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China was unprecedented links is a new tool to link together. China's Internet community is rapidly expanding, this will have far-reaching effects on its economy, the impact on its social norms and political structures are studing. This is a ghost that cannot be put back into the lamp. 　　Once linked, there is no way out. The pace of change is staggering. According toCenter for global Internet statistics (InternetWorldStats) data, since 2006, the number of Chinese Internet users have turned over three times more than in mid 2011 soared to 485 million. In addition, China-oriented interconnection boom still far from being stopped. In the middle of 2011, only 36% to 1.3 billion Chinese Internet--Much lower than Korea, and Japan and the United States and other places near 80% penetration. In fact, with interconnection costs fell sharply--number of mobile phone users in China is expected to be 2013 years than PC users – coupled with the significant increase in urbanization and per capita income, China's rate of Internet penetration in five more than 2015 estimate is reasonable, and therefore increasedPlus the number of the equivalent of United States three-fourths for the current number of Internet users. In addition, Chinese people often use the Internet. As network theorist Kelai·sheqi (ClayShirky) said, the society has open there is network activity "cognitive surplus" urge. China Internet network information centre survey data show that Chinese Internet users a day Internet access 2.-More than 15-49 people on average 6 hours per day watching television over a full hour of time. China's use of the most frequent microblogging (or social networks), at the end of 2011 estimated there were about 270 million users, but also has a lot of room for expansion. In global terms, approximately 70% per cent of Internet users use some form of microblogging, the currentFastest-growing part of the Internet. 　　While in China, the only 55% per cent. When an analysis on China, we are often confused by digital, in particular the base for China's huge, inevitably attention to statistics. 　　But the truly valuable information is interconnected, and not just its size. Promote the development of consumption culture and harmonious societyKey meaning, is the Internet consumer society in China--could play an important role in the rise of consumer society is an important long-term imbalance in China's economy much needed structure. 　　Born as connectivity, is the kind of consumer habits, tastes and brand awareness--that is, any necessary qualities of consumer culture. Proportion of consumption as a share of the Chinese economy, it isTo the gross domestic product (GDP) of 35%, is the lowest in the world powers. 　　Growing Internet use in China, likely to help promote the recently introduced in the 12th five year plan, China consumer promotion strategy. Also could have a free and open Internet, upward mobility, transparency of communication and rapid dissemination of information, and individualism.On the phenomenon of rising inequality may hamper their so-called "harmonious society" of development, Chinese leaders also expressed their increasing concern. 　　Internet interconnection can become a helping China to unite and powerful tool for achieving this goal. Finally, the potential of the Internet has also become a political tool. In last year's "Arab spring", this is all countryFamily issues seriously. 　　In many countries (especially Tunisia and Egypt), and mobilized over the network to help promote the "Arab spring". Although the reform of China's one-party State is often seen as an important goal of modern China--from the late 1970 's Wei Jingsheng said the so-called "fifth modernization", to the recent Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's speech hasTalking about – but meaningful progress made is strictly limited. 　　With China's embrace of the Internet, thus change? Internet to China's political and economic reform is difficult to predict political stability requires leadership, accountability and responsiveness of China was no exception. China's rapidly expanding Internet communities have been putting people on significant local events of growing concern. In 2008Sichuan earthquake, 2009 riots in Xinjiang, and in 2011 in Wenzhou high speed rail event, this is particularly obvious. As the "Arab spring" shows, the Internet explosion of local events can be quickly transformed into a national point – new connectivity translates into political instability and the potential source of confusion. But the situation can only occur in those who are not subject to public supportAuthoritarian regimes. In contrast, people in China's leadership will have a higher level of support. They recently Sichuan, Xinjiang and react quickly and directly to Wenzhou events, such as the examples. Senior leaders of the party – especially the Wen Jiabao Prime Minister--quickly make the resonance responses to lead the country, down spout on the Internet has played a great role in the voice of concern.But all these do not cover up the dark side of interconnection in the rapid development of China--the expression of an extensive review of the rights and restrictions on personal freedoms. 　　China's "sky net" team (it is said that more than 30,000 persons), the world's largest Internet police. In addition, although China of censorship is not the only country, many large portals of self-censorship is also strongOfficial regulation. Recent tweets – particularly the prohibition of those using the pseudonym of the author and cannot be traced one logs on – is also more concerned about China's Internet freedom. 　　Of course, such regulation has disadvantages but also--it is limiting the personal freedom of expression, but also containing a malicious rumor and smear on the Internet. But whether or not you have Web-filtering behaviorAn ongoing split China now has a real and rapid expansion of the network. And that the power of the network--especially in the economic, social and political change--are very difficult to predict. 　　Connectivity for the cohesion of modern China has added a new dimension, which would only accelerate its astonishing speed of development. Dr Stephen Roach, Chairman is Professor at Yale University, as well asStanley Asia's non-Executive Chairman, root "author: sidifen·luoqi" (Editor: Chen Jun)