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List of Abbreviations

3C computing, communication and content
3G the third generation of mobile communication
4G the fourth generation of mobile communication
BBS Bulletin Board System
C&R Custody and Repatriation
CAC Cyberspace Administration of China
CCP Chinese Communist Party
CCTV China Central Television
CDMA code-division multiple access
CMC computer-mediated communication
CMNET China Mobile Net
CNNIC China Internet Network Information Centre
CPPCC Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
CTR click through rate
EIA environmental impact assessment
GDP gross domestic product
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
ICT information and communication technology
IM instant messaging
MII Ministry of Information Industry
MSN Microsoft Service Network
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NCFC National Computing and Networking Facility of China
NDRC National Development and Reform Commission
NIMBY not in my backyard
NPC National People’s Congress
NPCSC Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
PRC the People’s Republic of China
PX para-xylene
SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SCIO State Council Information Office
SEPA State Environmental Protection Administration
SMS Short Messaging Service
SNS social networking site
STARFT State Administration of Radio, Film and Television
VPN virtual private network
WAP wireless application protocol
WWW World Wide Web