China launches world’s fastest Internet

Huawei Technologies and China Mobile have built a 3000 km (1860 miles) Internet connection connecting Beijing to southern China, which Beijing described as the latest technological boom.

The companies collaborated with Tsinghua University and the research firm Cernet to build what they claim to be the world’s first Internet to achieve a “stable and reliable” bandwidth of 1.2 terabytes per second, which is several times faster than known speeds around the world.

“Trials began on July 31 and have since passed various tests, proving this achievement,” Tsinghua University said in a statement.

Tsinghua University, which graduated under Chinese President Xi Jinping, classifies this project as the first of its kind in the industry and says it is entirely based on local technology.

The Chinese company made a splash last August when it launched a 5G smartphone with a sophisticated Chinese processor, which caused a celebration in Chinese media and social media.

The event also sparked controversy in Washington over the extent of Joe Biden’s administration’s progress in its attempts to limit technological advances in China.