On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Merlin wrote:
> Quote:..............
> BEIJING (Reuters) - China has mandated that only a handful of domestic firms
> may assign Chinese-language Internet addresses, striking a blow to the
> registration service launched last week by U.S.-based VeriSign Inc
> (NasdaqNM:VRSN - news).
> .......................
>
> Which means there is nothing they can do about the hundreds of Non-domestic
> register sites. So I fail to see how it can "strike a blow..."
>
> more dramatic journalism..
Your are right - no effect - the chinese are just making noise based on
bad advice. The result will be an embarrassed and pissed off china and an
applogetic but helpless USG.
regards
joe
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> > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001117/wr/tech_china_dc_2.html
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