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Why should an international business secure a .CN name?
Does a company or organization need a subsidiary in China in order to acquire a .CN name?
How many .cn domain names can a entity register?
What kind of domain name registration is available?
Is there any restriction for registering a domain name?
How about domain name contain Chinese character or other China domain service?

Why should an international business secure a .CN name?
As the next frontier of global e-business, .CN presents companies everywhere with an unprecedented opportunity to succeed in the Chinese marketplace. China's recent accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is proof that the Chinese economy is taking great strides toward accessibility. Now is an ideal time for companies to protect their brand identities in .CN, and to begin making inroads into the Chinese marketplace.

Does a company or organization need a subsidiary in China in order to acquire a .CN name?
No.. Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .CN name under a new liberalized policy that no longer restricts .CN registrations to Chinese entities.

How many .cn domain names can a entity register?
There's no limitation at the present time.

What kind of domain name registration is available?
According to the partition of internet domain name system, .CN is the country code top level domain of China. Therefore, .CN is also the specific symbol of China in the Internet world. In China, .CN also be separated into two categories of second level domains, i.e. sort domain names and regional domain names.sort domain names are comparted in accordance with the character of applicant organizations, including:

AC --- Scientific research Institutions
COM -- Companies and enterprises (for commercial use)
EDU -- Educational Institutions
GOV -- Governmental Departments
NET -- Internet connectors such as Network Information Center (NIC) and Network Operational Center (NOC) 
ORG -- All kinds of non-profit organizations

Regional domain names are comparted in accordance with the names of different domestic districts, and complies to national standard issued by the former National Technology Supervision Bureau, including 34 "district domain names", suitable for provinces, municipalities and municipalities directly under the central government. For instance, .bj stands for Beijing, .sh stands for Shanghai.

You may also directly register second level domain names under .cn.;

The second level domain name is a domain name form that registrants may choose to register under .cn ccTLD. For instance, CNNIC.CN is the second level domain name of The Internet Network Information Center.

Is there any restriction for registering a domain name?
Any of the following contents shall not be included in any domain name registered and used by any organization or individual:

1. Those that are against the basic principles prescribed in the Constitution;
2. Those jeopardize national security, leak state secrets, intend to overturn the government, or disrupt of state integrity;
3. Those harm national honor and national interests; 
4. Those instigate hostility or discrimination between different nationalities, or disrupt the national solidarity;
5. Those violate the state religion policies or propagate cult and feudal superstition;
6. Those spread rumors, disturb public order or disrupt social stability;
7. Those spread pornography, obscenity, gambling, violence, homicide, terror or instigate crimes;
8. Those insult, libel against others and infringe other people's legal rights and interests; or
9. Other contents prohibited in laws, rules and administrative regulations.

How about domain name contain Chinese character or other China domain service?

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