On July 4, Internet Society of China (ISC) held a thematic meeting to address the coming of the second round of new Generic Top Level Domains(gTLDs) applications. Ms. Pei Wei, Deputy Secretary General of ISC, attended the meeting and delivered a special remark. Representatives of relevant government authorities, international organizations, industry organizations, scientific research institutions, domain name and cloud service practitioners and other stakeholders attended the meeting.

Recently, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it will open the second round of applications for new gTLDs globally in April 2026, which is of great significance for the industry to seize the opportunity of the new round of development of the key basic resources of the Internet, to build the digital brand of the enterprise as well as to enhance the protection of the brand copyright.

The meeting introduced ICANN's process and participation in the second round of new gTLDs applications, as well as a series of work to be carried out by ISC as an industry organization for the process, including expanding publicity and popularization, organizing industry research, carrying out UA and international cooperation, and strengthening team building, etc.

In the interactive exchange session, representatives of various organizations shared their ideas on the work to be carried out by their organizations in preparation for the second round of applications for new gTLDs, and conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the registration process, policies, dispute resolution, practical applications and other matters. The participants expressed they would attach importance to the follow-up of this work and hoped that more similar activities would be organized to promote information exchange and mutual learning.