There has also been striking progress in e-government. By the end of 2007, over 86 percent of governments at central and local levels had launched independent websites. Now, 96 percent of State Council organs, 100 percent of provincial governments, 96.7 percent of prefecture- and city-level governments, and 96 percent of county-level governments have their own websites. In 2007, more than 80 percent of government websites built effective channels for public participation. For instance, 82.6 percent of government websites opened e-mail services, up 12.5 percent; 52.4 percent of government websites launched online surveys, up 8.6 percent; 21.6 percent of government websites conducted online interviews, and 17.7 percent of government websites set up forums for discussing public affairs. Through the Internet, people can offer policy suggestions and oversee government operations.

The focus of e-government is to improve public services, and provide convenient basic public services in areas that the public are concerned the most, such as education, public health, employment, social security, housing and agriculture.

It is projected that by 2010, China will complete a nationwide e-government network, and gradually establish the government information disclosure and sharing system. The government websites will become an important channel for transparent governance.

In terms of Internet resources and technology, by the end of June 2008, China had owned 158 million IPv4 addresses, ranking second in the world. After the completion of the first phase of the CNGI project, government departments and enterprises involved in the project are pushing it forward.

The United States is the birthplace of the Internet. It has advanced Internet technologies and favorable growth environment. Its unique Internet business model has brought about broader application of the Internet. The United States leads the direction of the Internet development in several aspects, both in terms of core Internet technologies and innovative solutions.

China is the country that has the largest population of Internet users. The Internet is penetrating comprehensively and deeply into traditional industries and agriculture. The country has abundant business opportunities for the development and application of the Internet, and has huge market and growth potential.

The development of the IT industry in China and the United States has showed different characteristics, and hence the two countries are strongly complementary to each other in this field. Internet development in the two countries has significant worldwide impacts in this field as well. The two countries shoulder a common responsibility to create a more harmonious Internet world and Internet culture.

In the 14 years after China was connected to the Internet, China's Internet industry has weathered ups and downs, and suffered bubbles and stagnations. Internet technologies have not only brought about positive changes but also negative impacts. Like in many other countries, the biggest worry in China's Internet development is the security of the Internet and users' information, illegal and obscene information, piracy, Internet fraud, online gambling, spam and encroachment of privacy. These problems are still to be addressed.