From China Science and Technology Journalism Society learned that China's network media has developed rapidly. As of June 30, 2008, the number of Internet users in China reached 253 million, the largest number of Internet users in the world. Chinese has become the second most commonly spoken language on the Internet, with 18.9% of speakers, just behind English at 29.4%.
In view of this, the sixth Asia-Pacific Summit on Science and Technology Communication, to be held in Beijing from November 21 to 23 this year, will for the first time comprehensively discuss the new pattern of science and technology communication formed by the rapid development of new media such as the Internet, competition and integration with traditional media.
The person in charge of the China Science and Technology Journalism Society said that in this meeting with the theme of "new technology, new media, new pattern - Opportunities and challenges facing mass communication", the network and other "new media" will become the "protagonist" of the conference, and a number of authoritative experts and media leaders will make a report on the conference. The conference will also focus on the theme of "media, communication and earthquake relief".
Since 1992, the Asia-Pacific Summit on Science and Technology Communication initiated and sponsored by the China Society of Science and Technology Journalism has been successfully held for five sessions, and is regarded as one of the three major conferences in the field of international science and technology communication.
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