.cn / china registrars in US/canada ?

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i am looking for a referral to a registrar who can get me a .cn domain,
without registering it on my behalf then extorting me.

i saw a notice that CNNIC suspended non-chinese registrars, but i haven't
found anything telling me they have recinded that.

can anyone give me clarification?

thanx.

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As far as I last heard, they haven't.

~Seth

3

i am looking for a referral to a registrar who can get me a .cn domain,
without registering it on my behalf then extorting me.

i saw a notice that CNNIC suspended non-chinese registrars, but i haven't
found anything telling me they have recinded that.

As an OpenSRS/Tucows reseller, I know that the PRC recently introduced some stringent
regulations, and many, if not all registrars outside of China no longer will
accept new registrations (though they can continue to maintain existing ones).

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i saw a notice that CNNIC suspended non-chinese registrars, but i haven't
found anything telling me they have recinded that.
   

Where did you see that?
From what I saw, registration is now limited to companies (not individuals anymore) providing business licences.
As Lou said previously, registrars are allowed to maintain existing domains, at least for now.

Official .cn registrars list is available there: http://www.cnnic.cn/html/Dir/2007/06/25/4671.htm

I have some domains registrered by cnnames, though.

5

It was originally announced here:

http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2009/12/12/5750.htm

See also:

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-r
ussia/

FYI,

- - ferg

6

Jim,

As Lou and Fergie have pointed out, there was a significant policy
change at CNNIC in late December.

I'm going to guess from "get me a .cn domain, without registering it
on my behalf then extorting me" that (a) you'd like to register a .cn
domain _and_ (b) you are not a resident of China (more likely Canada),
and (c) you'd like a non-flake registrar.

You could contact CORE, we are an accredited overseas registrar, and
we've several members in the US and Canada.

Oblig disclaimer: I'm the CTO of CORE, and operate a CORE member
located in Maine.

Eric