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Most people on the internet live in this country

A man plays a computer game at an internet cafe in Beijing, May 9, 2014. As growing numbers of young people in China immerse themselves in the cyber world, spending hours playing games online, worried parents are increasingly turning to boot camps to crush addiction. Military-style boot camps, designed to wean young people off their addiction to the internet, number as many as 250 in China alone. Picture taken May 9, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 01 OF 33 FOR PACKAGE 'CURING CHINA'S INTERNET ADDICTS'TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'INTERNET BOOT CAMP' - GM1EA7110AW01

A number of giant Chinese technology companies have emerged on the back of the country's high internet usage. Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Emma Charlton
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