With a population of over 1.3 billion, the issuance of RFID-tag-inlaid Resident ID cards by the Ministry of Public Security is one of the biggest RFID projects in the world. More than 1 billion ID Cards will be issued before the end of 2008.

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Telecom operators in China have developed a clear business model for streaming mobile video services over a 2.5G or 3G network. But unclear regulations need to be straightened out so responsibilities and value chain positioning can be settled; otherwise, market development will be inhibited.

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