Changes

[[ICANN]] has been working with CNNIC in its efforts to expand [[TLD]]s in Chinese characters. In May, 2010, CNNIC announced that it had received approval from [[ICANN]] to create the [[TLD]]  ".zhongguo" (written in pinyin).<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/28/content_9787727.htm China Daily]</ref> .Zhongguo domain names are available in both simplified and traditional Chinese characters.

[[ICANN]] has been working with CNNIC in its efforts to expand [[TLD]]s in Chinese characters. In May, 2010, CNNIC announced that it had received approval from [[ICANN]] to create the [[TLD]]  ".zhongguo" (written in pinyin).<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/28/content_9787727.htm China Daily]</ref> .Zhongguo domain names are available in both simplified and traditional Chinese characters.

In December, 2011, CNNIC announced that they planned to apply for  .公司 (company) and .网络 (network) in [[ICANN]]'s New [[gTLD]] Program.<ref>[http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2011-12-20/10326538420.shtml sina.com.cn]</ref>

In December, 2011, CNNIC announced that they planned to officially apply for  .公司 (company) and .网络 (network) in [[ICANN]]'s New [[gTLD]] Program,<ref>[http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2011-12-20/10326538420.shtml sina.com.cn]</ref> which are already operational in China.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/CloudRegistry/status/149268371442114560 Twitter]</ref>

==References==

==References==