.广东

Status:	Contract Signed
country:	Guangdong, China
Language:	Chinese (Hans/Simplified)
Translates to:	"Guangdong"
Type:	IDN GeoTLD
Priority #:	79 - Guangzhou YU Wei Co (Zodiac) 1772 - Xinhua News Agency Guangdong Branch
More information:

.广东 is an IDN geoTLD being proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. It translates as "Guangdong", a region in China.

.广东 是一个国际化地域顶级域名。该域名已被纳入ICANN的新通用顶级域名计划。

Current Applications

1. Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd. (In partnership with Zodiac)
2. Xinhua News Agency Guangdong Branch. Community Application.

现有申请

1. Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd.（与黄道公司合作）
2. 新华社广东分社

Community Application

Xinhua News Agency Guangdong Branch, the community applicant, applied with consultive help from CNNIC, the Chinese national registry, and the DotAsia Organisation. The application's contact is Edmon Chung, CEO of the DotAsia Organisation. "With a population of over 100 million, a GDP of over US$800 Billion, and established since AD 226, the community is sizable and has considerable longevity." The applicant defines the community as the individuals, organizations, and companies in Guangdong province, the international Cantonese language community, which originated from Guangdong originally, and companies interested in expanding into Guangdong. The applicant lists a number of organizations and regional representatives to which it intends to reach out and serve. "the Registry will work closely with community organizations and will invite community organizations in its policy development processes. Furthermore, the Applicant is official government agency of the Guangdong province." Their registration policy will be based off of the .asia charter.

The other applicant, Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd., did not apply for community priority. However, it claims that "[i]t is officially appointed and endorsed by the Guangdong provincial government with mission and purpose of applying for the relevant geographic gTLDs upon the launch of the ICANN new gTLD program and subsequently operating and managing these geographic gTLDs."

社区性申请

新华社广东分社是此社区性申请的申请人。该申请得到了中国官方域名注册处，即中国互联网信息中心（CNNIC），以及DotAsia这一组织的帮助。申请人将此申请中的“社区”定义为在广东省范围内的个人，组织及公司；国际范围内的粤语使用区；以及有意在广东投资的省外公司。域名申请人列出了一系列他们有意接触并提供服务的组织及区域代表。

该顶级域名的另一申请人，Guangzhou Yu Wei Information Technology Co.,Ltd. 则并没有提交社区性申请。但他们声称其申请得到了广东省政府的认可。他们申请此顶级域名的目的为在ICANN启动新通用顶级域名计划后继续申请相关的地域性通用顶级域名，并最终得以运行并管理这些域名。

GAC Early Warning

In late 2012, The Chinese GAC representative issued a GAC Early Warning to Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd. regarding its application. It notes that it is a geographical name representing a significant and important area in China and that the government does not support its application. It recommends it withdraws its application immediately.

GAC warnings proceed official GAC advice, which is seen as a strong recommendation to the ICANN Board that a given application should not be approved. Entities are encouraged to respond and engage the GAC representatives regarding their applications.

GAC的早期警告

在2012年底，政府咨询委员会（GAC）的中国代表对Guangzhou Yu Wei Information Technology Co.,Ltd.公司提出警告。警告认为“广东”是一个代表了中国很重要一部分的地理名称。政府不应该支持这一申请。警告同时建议申请方撤销申请。

Contract Signed

On 14 November 2013, Xinhua News Agency Guangdong Branch received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .广东 after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.

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