Fewer Chinese read books, lured by Internet

Anonymous Patron writes The Daily Times, Pakistan reports Fewer and fewer Chinese are reading books as they have little time and get distracted by new media such as the Internet, state media reported. Only 51.7 percent of all literate Chinese are in the habit of reading books, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a survey of 6,000 people carried out with the authorisation of the State Administration of Press and Publication.”