This Day, That Year

Item from Dec 8, 1996, in China Daily: A technician inspects the newly built 180-million-yuan microchip production line at Beijing's Tsinghua University.

Amid growing information exchange worldwide, China is developing an information technology center to guide its burgeoning economy. The State Council IT Development Leading Group aims to be at the forefront of key IT infrastructure projects throughout the country. Coordination is crucial because so many local administrations will be involved.

China's Internet sector has recorded impressive growth in the past few decades.