There are 167m 3G connections in China

"Of the combined total of 166.93 mln 3G subs, China Mobile holds 38.50%, China Unicom 32.65%, and China Telecom 28.85%. Of total new mobile subs added in May, China Mobile took 45.73%, dropping its share of China's total mobile user base to 65.48%. China Unicom's share of the total mobile user base increased for the 16th straight month, rising from 20.78% at the end of April to 20.86% at the end of May, while China Telecom's share increased for the 41st straight month, rising from 13.53% at the end of April to 13.66% at the end of May."

Source:  Marbridge Consulting, 20th June 2012