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".中国" domain names to open for application next year

China has acquired the operation capabilities of ".中国" ("Chinese for China") domain names, a leader at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said in Beijing recently. Starting from 2009, ".中国" domain names will appea... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Oct 22 2008

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