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China wants its Web root. The battle around the possession of the root DNS by the United States now passes through a request for independence. The national operator China Telecom comes to file a motion for the creation of a second root DNS, autonomous.
Currently, the global domain name system relies on 13 servers under the responsibility of the American body IANA, a component of ICANN. To function, any registrar must register with this authority. Without consent from ICANN, not to sell domain names using the extensions common to all Internet users.
The Chinese operator chose a path of more official to propose his idea: the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the body in charge of Internet standards. China Telecom filed a draft containing an independent Internet root of the current specifications on the IETF site made by ICANN, so by extension by U.S. authorities.
Resist a "unilateral action".
The draft conclusion is clear: "[system of] autonomous Internet DNS provides a technology to give body to the autonomy of the Internet, with an independent root DNS server even if unilateral action." It can be constructed in a large independence for extensible use, cost reduced and without a transition period. We have good hope to establish a future multipolar and extensible, Internet to resolve the issue of autonomy of the Internet. »
The root servers are a subject of constant dispute, being today a more or less official possession of the United States. China proposed to create roots independent, possibly nationalized, compatible with the system of ICANN. They could be interconnectable, with their own understanding and hierarchy of domain names.
Such a system is (mostly) a way to ensure easier blocking of sensitive areas and the control of the navigation of the inhabitants. Instead of directly through global DNS servers, the motions would be directed to the Chinese DNS server, for which he would be chosen to solve or address of Web sites or sensitive communication services.
