9 China policy

.cn – Chinese CCTLd

Last year , the number of registrations for the .cn ccTLD exceeded the number of registrations for .de and at present it is the most popular ccTLD after the .com.

One of the reasons was the central registries decision to offer the domains for 1 yuan (14 cents). This led to a spurt in registrations, though many are misused for spamming and other purposes.

Internet usage

In the last week, the Chinese government has been cracking down on the misuse of  the internet for providing access to non -family friendly websites.  Both Google and the Chinese search engine Baidu have not been spared.

The Chinese government is very clear about internet usage, it actively encourages it to be used for trade, but it also has strict censorship rules in place.