Chinese officials declare intention to become network superpower, tout glorious 5G rollout that's smaller than local carriers' claims

Great Leap Forward sees broadband speeds surge, 99 per cent of villages hooked up, all for $6/month
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had a busy Monday as it declared the country's intention to be both a manufacturing and a network superpower, and claimed progress towards the latter goal is illustrated with some seemingly odd statistics.…