|status = '''FAILED''' IE;<br> Eligible for Extended Eval
|manager =
|manager =
|country = Taipei, Taiwan
|country = Taipei, Taiwan
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'''.taipei''' is a [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is the [[Government of Taipei]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> The string was flagged as "ineligible for further review" in August 2013; This conflicts with information found elsewhere on the ICANN site, which states Extended Evaluation is available. The "ineligible" status had yet to be used on any other applications.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14288-failures-mount-up-as-icann-releases-penultimate-week-of-ie-results Failures Mount Up as ICANN Releases Punultimate Week of IE Results, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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'''.taipei''' is a [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is the [[Government of Taipei]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> The string failed its initial evaluation; it seems there may be issues with the Chinese government and the requirement to have government support for all geoTLDs.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14288-failures-mount-up-as-icann-releases-penultimate-week-of-ie-results Failures Mount Up as ICANN Releases Punultimate Week of IE Results, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
==Application Details==
==Application Details==
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18: