China Telecom Corporation Limited, referred to as “China Telecom” or “China Telecom Corporation,” was established on April 27, 1995. It is a state-owned large-scale telecommunications backbone enterprise, a global partner of the Shanghai World Expo, and has been listed in the “Fortune Global 500” for many consecutive years. It mainly provides comprehensive information services such as fixed-line telephone, mobile communications, satellite communications, Internet access and applications.