China surpasses us as world's largest PC market

WASHINGTON, August 23 (Xinhua) China overtook the US as the world's largest PC market in the second quarter of this year, according to a report released by market research agency International Data Company 23rd.　　According to quarterly reports, China's PC shipments rose to 18.5 million in April to June, worth $11.9 billion trillion, more than 17.7 million in the US, and China's share of the global PC market rose to 22% per cent, more than 21% in the US.　　International data Company estimates that China's PC shipments will be 85.2 million units in 2012, while the U.S. PC shipments will be 76.6 million units in the same period.　　The list includes desktop computers, laptops, and mini laptops, but not tablets and PDAs. The development of the PC industry in China faces some challenges, but the 12th five-year development plan prepared by the Chinese government will help large enterprises continue to develop and domestic consumer demand is being released, which is conducive to the development of the PC market, said Tangji Ti Fokker, deputy principal of the research Department of the International Data Company.