.政府

Overview

.政府 is a Hani Chinese internationalized gTLD (IDN) that translates to "public affairs" and is conceptually equated to ".gov". It was applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The manager is Net-Chinese Co., Ltd., and the registry provider listed is TWNIC.

History

• Applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program and successfully delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 03 March 2015.
• The application received GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) Early Warnings from Hong Kong and Japan during the evaluation process. Those warnings flagged concerns that the string could be confusingly similar to government-operated domains and might mislead the public.
• The applicant submitted Public Interest Commitments (PICs) describing intended policies and verification requirements.

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience: governmental organizations and public institutions.
• The PICs describe a namespace structure that would use country-code second-level labels such as jp.政府, cn.政府, and hk.政府, with third-level registrations limited to government or public bodies.

Registration Rules

The applicant's submitted Public Interest Commitments (excerpted) specify registration and verification rules:

• Scope of second-level labels:

  • Second-level names are limited to two-letter country codes listed in ISO 3166-1 (e.g., jp.政府, cn.政府, hk.政府).
  • Countries and territories in ISO 3166-1 are eligible to apply for those second-level names; operation may be delegated to the applicant if approved.

• Third-level registrations:

  • Third-level registrations under .政府 are limited to governmental organizations or public institutions.

• Verification process and documentation:

  • Applicants for second-level names must attach documentation of support from the relevant government or public authority.
  • Required support must be a signed letter from an appropriate official (minister responsible for domain name administration/ICT/foreign affairs or a senior representative of the relevant agency) demonstrating:
    • Clear government/public authority support for the application.
    • Understanding of the requested string and how it will be used.
    • Understanding that third-level registrations will be limited to governmental organizations or public institutions.
  • The registry retains the right to direct a government delegate to delete third-level names that do not meet eligibility criteria.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The GAC Early Warnings from Hong Kong and Japan highlighted brand and trust concerns: the string could be confusingly similar to official government domains and therefore may mislead users or compromise government entities if misused.
• Because the string is explicitly government-related and restricted by the PICs, perception and trustworthiness are central to its intended use; the warnings reflect governmental sensitivity to misuse and public confusion.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Delegation to the Root Zone: 03 March 2015.
• GAC Early Warnings from Hong Kong and Japan during the application review, which criticized the application as potentially problematic and confusing with government-operated sites.
• Submission of Public Interest Commitments specifying eligibility, verification, and deletion rights for non-compliant registrations.

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domain:       政府
domain-ace:   XN--MXTQ1M

organisation: Net-Chinese Co., Ltd.
address:      12F., No.46, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist.
address:      Taipei City
address:      Taiwan

contact:      administrative
name:         Jofan Yu
organisation: Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC)
address:      3F., No. 123, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist.
address:      Taipei 105
address:      Taiwan
phone:        +886 2 2528 9696
fax-no:       +886 2 2528 7756
e-mail:       tw-admin@twnic.net

contact:      technical
name:         Director of Technical Department
organisation: Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC)
address:      3F., No. 123, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist.
address:      Taipei 105
address:      Taiwan
phone:        +886 2 2528 9696
fax-no:       +886 2 2528 7756
e-mail:       snw@twnic.net.tw

nserver:      A.NIC.XN--MXTQ1M 2001:c08:175:128:0:0:175:128 202.169.175.130
nserver:      B.NIC.XN--MXTQ1M 2001:cd8:800:0:0:0:0:25 203.73.24.25
nserver:      C.NIC.XN--MXTQ1M 2001:b000:1e0:c000:0:0:0:7 211.20.231.7
nserver:      D.NIC.XN--MXTQ1M 2001:4541:9010:7:0:0:0:185 60.199.165.185
ds-rdata:     65200 8 2 24f4e4c9af4e4b45ec7ebeeb231c572496f89d13cf403df4fdcffc326333ca73

whois:        whois.nic.xn--mxtq1m

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.netc.tw

created:      2015-01-08
changed:      2024-12-17
source:       IANA