China's e-commerce industry has soared over 16 trillion yuan ($2.68 trillion) in 2014 due to improved internet infrastructure and increase in cellphone users.
Transaction volume of Chinese e-commerce platforms totalled 16.39 trillion yuan ($2.68 trillion) in the last year, up 59.4 percent year on year, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
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Confronted with sluggish domestic demand, China is counting on e-commerce to lead a new wave of consumption and prop up economic growth.
Source IANS
