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'''.中国 '''(ASCII: “xn--fiqs8s”) in Simplified Chinese or .中國 (ASCII: “xn—fiqz9s”) in Traditional Chinese is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) name as a synchronized IDN ccTLD equivalent to China’s roman character ccTLD, .CN.

'''.中国 '''(ASCII: “xn--fiqs8s”) in Simplified Chinese or .中國 (ASCII: “xn—fiqz9s”) in Traditional Chinese is the country code top-level domain ([[ccTLD]]) name as a [[IDN#Synchronized IDN | synchronized IDN]] ccTLD equivalent to China’s roman character ccTLD, [[.cn|.CN]].

.中国 is operated by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) and is dedicated for use by Chinese website owners.<ref>[http://www.cnnic.cn/ggfw/fwzx/zwymfaq/201206/t20120615_29372.htm#7],cnnic.cn.</ref>

.中国 is operated by the China Internet Network Information Center ([[CNNIC]]) and is dedicated for use by Chinese website owners.<ref>[http://www.cnnic.cn/ggfw/fwzx/zwymfaq/201206/t20120615_29372.htm#7],cnnic.cn.</ref>

== Background ==

== Background ==

In December 16th, 2009, CNNIC held the “.中国” international domain name application launch ceremony in Beijing with Microsoft, Baidu, Alibaba, Taobao, OPERA, Aoyou, Xinhua, People.cn, Sina, Tencent and many other well-known companies present and on-site signing support of the initiative. CNNIC, on behalf of China officially submitted the application of “.中国” to ICANN.<ref>[http://www.sw-tech.cn/html/xwdt/swxw/315.html],sw-tech.cn.</ref>   

In December 16th, 2009, CNNIC held the “.中国” international domain name application launch ceremony in Beijing with Microsoft, Baidu, Alibaba, Taobao, OPERA, Aoyou, Xinhua, People.cn, Sina, Tencent and many other well-known companies present and on-site signing support of the initiative. CNNIC, on behalf of China officially submitted the application of “.中国” to ICANN.<ref>[http://www.sw-tech.cn/html/xwdt/swxw/315.html],sw-tech.cn.</ref>   

In July 10th, 2010, ICANN authorized IANA to officially write “.中国” into the global DNS root zone. Internet users can directly enter the registered “.中国” domain name in the browser address bar to visit the associated site.<ref>[http://tech.qq.com/a/20100817/000057.htm],tech.qq.com.</ref>   

In July 10th, 2010, ICANN authorized [[IANA]] to officially write “.中国” into the global DNS root zone. Internet users can directly enter the registered “.中国” domain name in the browser address bar to visit the associated site.<ref>[http://tech.qq.com/a/20100817/000057.htm],tech.qq.com.</ref>   

From October 29th, 2012, “.CN” and “.中国” domain name was registered and serviced separately which means “.中国” domain name officially operates independently. When registrants register a “.中国” domain name, they will no longer automatically get the associated “.CN” Chinese IDN domain name.<ref>[http://news.21cn.com/caiji/roll1/2012/07/20/12427558.shtml],news.21cn.com.</ref>   

From October 29th, 2012, “.CN” and “.中国” domain name was registered and serviced separately which means “.中国” domain name officially operates independently. When registrants register a “.中国” domain name, they will no longer automatically get the associated “.CN” Chinese IDN domain name.<ref>[http://news.21cn.com/caiji/roll1/2012/07/20/12427558.shtml],news.21cn.com.</ref>