The running water in even large cities isn’t potable, since the Chinese apparently don’t put a high emphasis on water purification. Instead, the tap water is cleaned just enough to be free from major impurities and contaminants. Everyone is used to just boiling their water instead.

In all likelihood, even if they went to the expense of cleaning the water to drinking water levels, people would still boil their water and distrust the tap. So, I think drinking water is not a high priority.

Also, it’s uncommon to have running water in very small communities. Here we’re talking about villages with an average population of 1000. Well-water works just fine for many rural folks, and so it is in China as well.

> This is a historic achievement in solving the communication difficulties in poor areas, Xie Cun, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said during a press conference, adding that this achievement will provide solid internet support for China's rural vitalization and modernization.

Are you aware how budgeting and projects work? Would you have the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology tackle the water situation of your parents in laws instead of achieving their goal of connecting rural china with broadband?

Yeah lets ground all the star-link satellites, and many other satellites broadcasting Fox, CNN and BBC. And shut down Facebook, Google and Twitter that 24x7 cater some propaganda. Lets shut down Apple that surveils users pictures and and Android that are somehow very easy to plant a backdoor into. Lets shut down internet entirely, its only propaganda.

Why must some small wage earners in remotest parts must even have access to the internet. Let them use cave paintings.