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.cn is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the People's Republic of China.

The domain name administration in China is done through a branch of the Ministry of Information Industry. This ministry oversees everything from telecommunications to broadcasting similar to the FCC of the US. The actual registry is maintained by China Internet Network Information Center. The actual registrations are done through commercial registrars similar to other parts of the world.

Non-ASCII names can be registered through use of Punycode.

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Second-level domains

Like most countries, people can register for second-level domain names. However, there are preset ones for certain types of organizations and geographic locations.

Generic second-level domains

  • .ac.cn : Academic or scientific research institutions
  • .com.cn : Commercial
  • .edu.cn : Educational institutions
  • .gov.cn : Government agencies
  • .net.cn : Internet oriented organizations
  • .org.cn : Organizations

Second-level domains of provinces

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Last updated: 08-17-2005 11:32:10