[guard-of-terra]

There is no choice of "no internet" for them. Oil countries can switch it off and never notice, but China without internet will have to part with half of those sweet sweet (and regime-supporting) growth percents.

That's because business communication will be ruined (or won't develop in the first place) and orders will go somewhere else.

In fact, they will need a commerce pimp - some party with internet (HK?) that makes deals for them and gives them a fraction of money.

So no, they don't actually have the "no internet" option.