Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
- .政务 is a Simplified Chinese (Hans) internationalized country-code/community gTLD string meaning "government" or "government affairs".
- It is an IDN with the ASCII (Punycode) form .xn--zfr164b.
- The applicant and registry operator is the China Organizational Name Administration Center (CONAC).
- The string was applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program as a community-priority application.
History
- The .政务 application was submitted during ICANN's New gTLD Program and pursued as a community-priority IDN.
- ICANN issued a Registry Agreement to CONAC on 07 November 2013.
- .政务 was delegated into the DNS Root Zone on 17 December 2013, completing the successful application and delegation.
- During evaluation, the application received a GAC Early Warning from Chinese Taipei; in response the applicant submitted Public Interest Commitments (PIC) and binding amendments tied to the application.
Usage and Audience
- The intended community is "中国政务机构 (Chinese Government Organization)", representing government organizations established under the Chinese constitution.
- The applicant stated the community comprises approximately 400,000 organizations, primarily within China, and including Chinese embassies and consulates abroad.
- The registry operator (CONAC) is authorized by Chinese authorities (SCOPSR and MIIT) to represent and operate .政务 for the stated community.
Registration Rules
- Registration is community-restricted: second-level registrations are limited to verifiable government entities recognized as part of national or regional governments within China.
- The string was applied for and accepted as a Community TLD; the applicant committed to Public Interest Commitments (PIC) and binding amendments related to those community restrictions.
- The TLD is an IDN; its ASCII/Punycode equivalent is .xn--zfr164b.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The GAC Early Warning raised concerns that .政务 could be confusingly similar to existing government-related TLDs and, if not adequately restricted, might enable misrepresentation as an official government entity online.
- As a community-restricted government TLD operated by CONAC and authorized by national bodies, .政务 is positioned as an official government-oriented namespace; enforcement of eligibility and PICs affects its trustworthiness and brand positioning.
Operator
China Organizational Name Administration Center
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: 政务 domain-ace: XN--ZFR164B organisation: China Organizational Name Administration Center address: Beifa Mansion, Block D, Building 6, Compound 15 address: Xueyuan Nanlu, Haidian District address: Beijing 100088 address: China contact: administrative name: Director of Department of International Affairs and Policy Analysis organisation: China Organizational Name Administration Center address: Beifa Mansion, Block D, Building 6, Compound 15 address: Xueyuan Nanlu, Haidian District address: Beijing 100088 address: China phone: +8610-6900 1152 fax-no: +8610-6900 1153 e-mail: technical_cn@163.com contact: technical name: Director of Department of R&D organisation: China Organizational Name Administration Center address: Beifa Mansion, Block D, Building 6, Compound 15 address: Xueyuan Nanlu, Haidian District address: Beijing 100088 address: China phone: +8610-6900 1432 fax-no: +8610- 6900 1153 e-mail: technical_cn@163.com nserver: NS1.CONAC.CN 111.235.161.1 2401:b400:1:0:0:0:0:1 nserver: NS2.CONAC.CN 111.235.162.1 2401:b400:8:0:0:0:0:1 nserver: NS3.CONAC.CN 111.235.163.1 2401:b400:9:0:0:0:0:1 nserver: NS4.CONAC.CN 111.235.164.1 nserver: NS5.CONAC.CN 111.235.165.1 ds-rdata: 51421 8 2 9d673623e84d7e10b2aa5b376a3f617665f8b38ef442e8a7e86f0f18161c7801 ds-rdata: 8245 8 2 ee6f394bd32d4bb28d43d2f2172121c90941e133d5b5bdbdcb72f86765bb95eb whois: whois.conac.cn status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.conac.cn created: 2013-12-12 changed: 2024-07-18 source: IANA