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Chinese IDN gTLD Highlights .广东 - translates as "Guangdong", a province in China. A contested string where one applicant has government support while the other does not. .网店 - translates as "webshop", a contested TLD featuring Zodiac, the only portfolio TLD applicant focused only on Chinese IDNs. .网站 - translates as "website", another contested TLD featuring Zodiac. .政府 - is equated to ".gov." It has recieved GAC Early Warnings from Hong Kong and Japan on the basis that it will create user confusion. .微博 - The contested TLD for "microblogging" has been applied for by two prominent providers of Chinese microblogging sites, and both also applied for the ASCII version of this TLD, .weibo. .政务 - The string for "government affairs" from CONAC has support from the Chinese government but the GAC rep from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) has issued it a warning. .健康 - the applicant for "healthy", Stable Tone Limited, wrote in its application that ALL of its domains will be sold at high, premium prices.		ICANNWiki Sponsors
Information on ALL new gTLDs! All New gTLD Applications Generic Applications Geographic Applications Brand Applications IDN Applications Categories: Commerce, Culture, Education, Food & Drink, Government, Health, Industry, Lifestyle, Media, Professional, Real Estate, Sport, Technology New gTLD Program Overview Historical background, application process, and commentaries. New gTLD Stats By the numbers, top applicants, highly contested TLDs, top registry service providers, and geographic breakdowns. Community Priority Applications Summaries of applications from all Community applicants, featuring info on their defined community and intended registration policies. What's Next? Contending applicants need to resolve contention, possibly through GTLD Auctions. Applicants are awaiting the long-delayed results of the String Similarity Panel, now expected March 1st. The debate on Closed gTLDs continues, with ICANN accepting public comments until March 7th. Initial Evaluation results will proceed according to Draw Priority, sort all TLDs by priority Active TLD Registration Stats

 

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Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).