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When Will The Internet Be Divided Among Nations?

• Comment posted Aug 02, 2005 9:41 am PDT — by Howard Li
  There is now a wildly spread rumor that many countries are going to balkanize the Internet. And some believe China will be the upfront nation to push the first card of the domino. They reasoned it out using the double digit percentage of annual economic growth in the country. However, to me, it is clearer that the Internet is going to keep as a whole instead of break up into pieces. If one day it does fall apart, it will be a result of those misleading rumors � ever heard of � a lie can become truth when it�s repeated a thousand times?� At here, I don�t want to say anything more, �cause the quote following can say more about the Chinese�s position on IDNs. We are of belief that the following points should be highly noted in developing IDNs. 1.  The development of MDN should not only ensure the stability and compatibility of the current Domain Name System, but also should guarantee the interests of those language users and respect the policy mechanisms of local society where majority specific language users live, such as politics, economy, legal system and culture. 2. IDNs are not simply the issue of Technique, but more relevant to Management. Since the fundamental purpose of deployment of IDNs is to serve the demand for non-English speaking Internet communities, IDN management should not be fully controlled by commercial interests. When making the policy of IDN management, those language users should be given the opportunity to voice their opinions on relevant IDNs. 3. Those cooperative organizations formed by the Internet communities who speak native languages other than English should be encouraged to play an important role in relevant IDN management, provided that those organizations operate within the current DNS and under the coordination of ICANN. Anyone who are interested in reading the full article, you can find it at CNNIC�s website http://www.cnnic.cn/html/Dir/2001/11/17/0462.htm

Whither DNS?

• Comment posted Sep 15, 2005 3:56 am PDT — by Howard Li
  To Martin, are you suggesting that on my business card (suppose I work for VISA), I should print "Please using Google search 'VISA' for my webpage" or a string of numbers? I really don't get your point. I agree that…

Breaking the Internet HOWTO

• Comment posted Oct 20, 2005 8:35 am PDT — by Howard Li
  I just want to add a few lines after the kindergarten scene: (Scene: a kindergarten. “US” has the “DNS root” toy, and “EU” wants to play with it.) EU: “Share!” US: “No! Mine!” EU: “Let me play with it!” US:…

You Paid to Join; You Can Leave Anytime

• Comment posted Nov 03, 2005 2:05 am PST — by Howard Li
  I guess I have to agree with Wayne. This article really got me sidetracked from many different things. Though I tend to agree with the last part that the US awares its premier position and will try to retent the…

The Credible Threat

• Comment posted Mar 01, 2006 5:28 am PST — by Howard Li
  Dr. Geist, please read this article and the following comments to calm yourself down. http://www.circleid.com/posts/chinas_new...

Chinese Alternate Root as a New Beginning and Real Internet Governance

• Comment posted Mar 01, 2006 5:23 am PST — by Howard Li
  Dear Gadi, I strongly suggest that you read the next article which just posted right after yours. That article and the followed comments really tell the truth, and you just been misled by the "lost in translation".