China's Internet Domain Name System

· Document Number：Announcement No. 7 [2018] of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

· Area of Law： Domain Name

· Level of Authority： Departmental Regulatory Documents

· Date issued：01-29-2018

· Effective Date：01-29-2018

· Status： Effective

· Issuing Authority： Ministry of Industry & Information Technology

Announcement of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
(No. 7 [2018]]
In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Measures for the Administration of Internet Domain Names (Order No. 43 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), the adjusted China's Internet Domain Name System is hereby announced and shall come into force on the date of issuance.
Annex: China's Internet Domain Name System
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
January 29, 2018
Annex:
China's Internet Domain Name System
I. In China's Internet domain name system, domain names at various levels may consist of characters (A-Z, a-z, case equivalent), numbers (0-9), connector (-), or Chinese characters. Domain names at various levels are connected by real dot (.) and those in Chinese domain names are connected by real dot (.) or Chinese period (。).
II. Besides “.CN” and “.中国,” which are top-level domain names of China, China's Internet domain name system has multiple English and Chinese top-level domain names, in which such top-level domain names as “.政务” and “.公益” are special top-level Chinese domain names for China's Party and government departments, mass organizations, and other government agencies at various levels as well as not-for-profit institutions. For the diagram of China's Internet domain name system, see “http://中国互联网域名体系.中国,” “http://中国互联网域名体系.政务,” and “http://中国互联网域名体系.信息.”
III. Under “.CN,” the top-level domain name of the state, there are two categories of second-level domain names: “category domain names” and “administrative region domain names.”
There are nine “category domain names,” in which: “政务” applies to Party and government departments, mass organizations, and other government agencies at various levels; “公益” applies to not-for-profit institutions; “GOV” applies to government organs; “ORG” applies to not-for-profit organizations; “AC” applies to scientific research institutions; “COM” applies to industrial, commercial, and financial enterprises; “EDU” applies to educational institutions; “MIL” applies to defense agencies; and “NET” applies to institutions providing Internet services.
There are 34 “administrative region domain names,” which apply to organizations in China's provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and special administrative regions: “BJ” for Beijing Municipality, “SH” for Shanghai Municipality, “TJ” for Tianjin Municipality, “CQ” for Chongqing Municipality, “HE” for Hebei Province, “SX” for Shanxi Province, “NM” for Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, “LN” for Liaoning Province, “JL” for Jilin Province, “HL” for Heilongjiang Province, “JS” for Jiangsu Province, “ZJ” for Zhejiang Province, “AH” for Anhui Province, “FJ” for Fujian Province, “JX” for Jiangxi Province, “SD” for Shandong Province, “HA” for Henan Province, “HB” for Hubei Province, “HN” for Hunan Province, “GD” for Guangdong Province, “GX” for Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, “HI” for Hainan Province, “SC” for Sichuan Province, ”GZ” for Guizhou Province, “YN” for Yunnan Province, “XZ” for Tibet Autonomous Region, “SN” for Shaanxi Province, “GS” for Gansu Province, “QH” for Qinghai Province, “NX” for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, “XJ” for Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, “TW” for Taiwan Province, “HK” for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and “MO” for Macao Special Administrative Region.
IV. Second-level domain names may be directly applied and registered under such top-level domain names of the state, “.CN” and “.中国.”