sep 1, 1987 - CANET (China Academic Network) established China’s first international Internet email node, and, on September 14, sent the country’s first email.

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CANET (China Academic Network) was one of China’s earliest Internet infrastructure projects, led by Chinese universities and research institutions in the early 1990s. Establishing the first international email node meant that Chinese users, mainly scholars, could send and receive emails with the global Internet community for the first time.

This event marked a milestone in China’s Internet history, symbolizing the country’s formal entry into global electronic communication networks.

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