353.8 billion spam text messages are sent every year in China. I calculate that means 600 cellphone spam messages per Chinese mobile phone owner every year. Fortunately, the-powers-that-be recognise the problem and are taking some action. CCTV, the state-run television station in China, ran an investigation into the huge amount of spam being sent from some telecom bureaus in the country. As a result, China Mobile claims that it has punished the people responsible and sharply rebuked its affiliate Shandong Mobile.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/chinese-mobile-firm-punishes-staff-for-sms-spamming/