China's communications industry has made steady progress in the first four months of this year, with 5G mobile phone subscriptions rising to 1.081 billion, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) showed on Tuesday.
From January to April, the mobile Internet access traffic has maintained rapid growth, and the construction of new information infrastructure such as 5G, gigabit optical networks, and the Internet of Things has been steadily advancing, according to the MIIT.
The number of fixed broadband access users increased steadily, and the number of gigabit users continued to expand. The total number of fixed Internet broadband access users of the China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom reached 680 million.
The scale of mobile phone users has increased steadily, with 5G mobile phone users reaching 1.081 billion, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the total number of mobile phone users, according to the MIIT.
The number of mobile Internet of Things users has grown rapidly, with more than 2.737 billion people using the mobile Internet of Things terminals developed by the three basic telecommunications companies. The construction of 5G base stations across China is progressing steadily, and the network infrastructure support capabilities are being enhanced simultaneously in the first four months of the year, according to the MIIT.
China’s 5G mobile subscribers surpass 1.08 million
The series of erroneous words and actions by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not only seriously deviate from the spirit of pacifist Constitution of the country but also further exacerbate regional tensions, said Tomoko Tamura, a member of the House of Representatives.
In an exclusive interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Tamura criticized Takaichi for straining Japan-China relations by making erroneous remarks on Taiwan, calling on her to improve bilateral relations.
Tamura pointed out that the political consensus reached during the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries remains of great significance, and Japan should respect and abide by it as the basis for repairing and rebuilding friendly relations with China.
"The erroneous remarks by Sanae Takaichi this time have led to the deterioration of China-Japan relations. This is absolutely unacceptable and must be retracted. Regarding the relations between two sides, the consensus reached during the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1972 is of utmost importance. At that time, the Chinese government asserted that Taiwan is part of China and the Japanese government fully understood and respected this stance. Now we should reaffirm this consensus, as well as the crucial agreements reached by both countries after 1972. Japan should explicitly acknowledge these significant agreements to rebuild friendly relations with China," she said.
Tamura also pointed out that in recent years, Japan has attempted to reshape its security policy, boosting defense spending, easing arms-export restrictions, pursuing offensive weapons development, and clearly deviating from the fundamental principle of "exclusively defense-oriented" policy.
"Japan's possession of long-range missiles clearly exceeded the scope of 'exclusively defense-oriented' policies. Japan is accelerating its military expansion. From the perspective of the Japanese constitution, this is absolutely not allowed. We are deeply concerned about the current Takaichi administration's disregard for the Japanese constitution. We clearly demand that Japan should adhere to the position of resolving issues through diplomatic efforts," she said.
Japanese official criticizes Takaichi's erroneous remarks
