Chinese adults read news and articles on smartphone app WeChat for more than 40 minutes a day on average(平均), according to the latest annual survey of China’s reading habits which was released on April 20. The survey showed that 66. 4 percent of adults in China used WeChat to read, of which 72. 9 percent read news, 67. 1 percent read their friends’ updates and 20. 9 percent read articles on public accounts. The 12th annual survey was conducted nationwide, covering a sample size of 49, 802 people, which was double the size of the survey last year. Professor Wang Yuguang of the Department of Information Management in Peking University said the dream of having libraries all over the world is still not realized, and the presence of WeChat is filling this blank in a way. “In a day and age where the use of libraries is so low, this kind of reading is supplementing(补充)the lack of public libraries, ”said Wang. “But in my opinion, I think WeChat is taking too much of our time. ” “Reading on WeChat is fragmented, not to mention the inaccuracy of some of the information, ”said Dean of Chinese Academy of Press and Publication Wei Yushan. Experts believe that children’s stories, academic reports and classic literature should still be read on paper. “The main purpose of WeChat is entertainment and web browsing. I don’t advise children to start their reading on WeChat as it is not beneficial in shaping good reading habits for them, ”said Wang. However, Wang is not denying the benefits of WeChat. “We should research more into the beneficial effects of reading on the WeChat platform. ”