On E-Commerce Development in Mainland China

This paper is based on the fourteen statistical survey reports on the Internet development in China released bi-annually by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) since 1998 under the leadership of the Ministry of Information Industry of the People’s Republic of China. At first it reviews the Internet-based e-commerce development in Mainland China, then analyzes its characteristics of the current e-commerce situation and reveals the obstacles and problems. Finally it offers some suggestions and solutions for the e-commerce development in Mainland China.