December 2004 updates

Shanghai is the first new top-level node for China's Internet domain name system
By Huixin Ke in Beijing, China. December 2004

The Ministry of Information Industry and the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) held the "Shanghai node of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) signing ceremony" in the city on 21 December 2004 launching it as the first top-level node in the country.

"It's just a beginning," said Mao Wei, director of CNNIC. "We are going to identify other cities in the different regions of the country to join us next year, so as to build the top-level nodes of China's domain names system. In the near future, we will be setting up a complete, rationally distributed China Internet domain name service. It will strongly guarantee people's daily life, work and entertainment, and will make Internet access easier and faster."

China's Internet domain name system has expanded quickly with the rapid development of the Internet in the country. CNNIC, the administrator of system, evaluated the four old top-level nodes of ccTLDs in 2004. Shanghai was selected as the first node in the revamped system. The location of the new node in Shanghai will bring faster and more stable Internet access to the south-eastern parts of China.

More details at:
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2004-12-21/1010480424.shtml
http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2004-12/21/content_2364434.htm
http://www.ce.cn/cysc/it/xwy/hlw/200412/22/t20041222_2637023.shtml
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2004/12/22/2659.htm