HiChina partnered with [[Afilias]] in the summer of 2011 and recognized Afilias as their leading [[TLD]] partner in China. Afilias' Senior Vice President, [[Roland LaPlante]], noted that, "With the tremendous rise of Chinese language on the Internet, our partnership will enable Chinese brands to present their domains in Chinese script rather than in English alone."<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/news/2011/06/20/afilias-and-hichina-form-partnership-identify-and-support-chinese-brands-icann-new-t Afilias and HiChina form partnership to identify and support Chinese brands for ICANN new TLD program]. Afilias.info, 2011 - June 20. Retrieved 2012 - November 5.</ref> | HiChina partnered with [[Afilias]] in the summer of 2011 and recognized Afilias as their leading [[TLD]] partner in China. Afilias' Senior Vice President, [[Roland LaPlante]], noted that, "With the tremendous rise of Chinese language on the Internet, our partnership will enable Chinese brands to present their domains in Chinese script rather than in English alone."<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/news/2011/06/20/afilias-and-hichina-form-partnership-identify-and-support-chinese-brands-icann-new-t Afilias and HiChina form partnership to identify and support Chinese brands for ICANN new TLD program]. Afilias.info, 2011 - June 20. Retrieved 2012 - November 5.</ref> |