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HiChina is China's leading Internet services provider, offering services such as domain registration, hosting, email systems, and website creation and management. They are a subsidiary of Alibaba.com and are accredited by [[ICANN]] as well as [[CNNIC]]. They host both English and Chinese domains and are headquartered in Beijing, though they have more than 18 branches and thousands of agents in more than thirty cities throughout the country.<ref>[http://en.hichina.com HiChina.com]</ref>

HiChina is China's leading Internet services provider, offering services such as domain registration, hosting, email systems, and website creation and management. They are a subsidiary of Alibaba.com and are accredited by [[ICANN]] as well as [[CNNIC]]. They host both English and Chinese domains and are headquartered in Beijing, though they have more than 18 branches and thousands of agents in more than thirty cities throughout the country.<ref>[http://en.hichina.com HiChina.com]. Retrieved 2012 - November 5.</ref>

===Partnerships===

===Partnerships===

HiChina partnered with [[Afilias]] in summer 2011, to recognize Afilias as their leading [[TLD]] partner in China. Afilias' Senior Vice President [[Roland LaPlante]] has said of the partnership that, "With the tremendous rise of Chinese language on the Internet, our partnership will enable Chinese brands to present their domains in Chinese script rather than in English alone."<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/news/2011/06/20/afilias-and-hichina-form-partnership-identify-and-support-chinese-brands-icann-new-t Afilias.info]</ref>

HiChina partnered with [[Afilias]] in summer 2011, to recognize Afilias as their leading [[TLD]] partner in China. Afilias' Senior Vice President [[Roland LaPlante]] has said of the partnership that, "With the tremendous rise of Chinese language on the Internet, our partnership will enable Chinese brands to present their domains in Chinese script rather than in English alone."<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/news/2011/06/20/afilias-and-hichina-form-partnership-identify-and-support-chinese-brands-icann-new-t Afilias and HiChina form partnership to identify and support Chinese brands for ICANN new TLD program] Afilias.info, 2011 - June 20. Retrieved 2012 - November 5.</ref>

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