.yun

Status:	Proposed
country:	International
Translates to:	Abbreviation for "Yunnan"
Type:	Generic
Category:	Culture
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.yun is a proposed gTLD in ICANN's new gTLD program.

Current Applicants

1. QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.

Previous Applicants

1. Amazon

Amazon has withdrawn its application for this string follow GAC advice.

Amazon's application was issued a GAC Early Warning by China. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.

The warning states that the string relates to a geographical area in China and that Amazon's application does not have any government support.

Although the United States government initially opposed the GAC objection to geographic-looking strings such as .yun, they put out a statement in July 2013 that revised their position, saying it would remain neutral in the case of .yun, thereby allowing the GAC to present a consensus objection regarding the string and all of its IDN versions.

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