The Chinese Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced in Beijing on November 30 that the "Registration and Administration Recommendations for Chinese Domain Names", formulated by the Chinese, have been approved by the International Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and are now the international standard.
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