Segn el diario Daily China [1] [2] el da sbado el gobierno chino aprob y certific una Internet China de ltima generacin que inicialmente conecta 25 universidades y 20 ciudades. La red lleva por nombre CERNET2, lo que significa en ingls Red China de Educacin e Investigacin [China Education and Research Net 2]. La red es un desarrollo de la Comisin Nacional de Investigacin y Desarrollo de China, se inici a inicio de los 90 y hoy es una parte esencial en la construccin del desarrollo economico y social de China para los prximos 20 aos. Funciona sobre IPv6 dado que, segn los especialistas chinos, toda la red IPv4 est dominada por los Estados Unidos de Norteamrica.
“Wu Hequan, vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and vice-director of the expert panel, said the certification shows China is ahead of the game in building the next generation of the Internet. … “We have made some major breakthroughs in core technologies in CERNET2. The CNGI is now a world-leading Internet network,” Wu said in an interview with China Daily. … Japan and South Korea are researching IPv6, and the US Department of Defense is also working on a similar network, though details are not known.“