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The number of people who surf the Internet via mobile devices in China has for the first time exceeded the number using computers to go online, an industry report said on Monday. 周一发布的一份互联网发展报告显示，中国手机上网人数首次超越电脑上网人数。 The number increased by 14.42 million over the past six months, so that now 83.4 percent of China’s Internet surfers are using mobile phones to go online, according to the report issued by the China Internet Network Information Center, a government-backed industry administrative body. 根据中国互联网络信息中心（CINIC）的一份报告，上半年中国网民数量增长了1442万人，83.4%的网民使用手机上网。 The total number of Chinese netizens was 632 million by the end of June, 527 million of whom logged onto the World Wide Web through their smartphones, the report said. 报告称，截止6月底中国网民总数达到6.32亿，其中5.27亿网民使用手机上网。 It is the first time that the number of mobile Internet users has surpassed that of those surfing the Web in traditional ways, such as with personal computers and laptops, said Liu Bing, deputy director with the CINIC. CINIC副主任刘冰说，这是手机上网人数首次超越传统PC（台式机和笔记本电脑）。 "In other words, the mobile phone can be regarded as the key terminal device for Chinese to get online,” he said. | 
