New IP, a new internet standard proposed by China would have many differences.

mandatory authentication of users on the network, while useful for security advantages like tracing attacks, also runs counter to the internet's openness

That (and greater centeralization) doesn’t sound good, however it also sounds like there is no real route between what we have today and the New IP China proposes. China could switch, which would cause a “splinternet”

a "splinternet," where today's global network fragments into incompatible national networks

New IP would be a dramatic break from today's internet, which is part of the reason it faces such challenges winning allies. But the real splinternet could arrive instead by countless small steps away from today's internet norms

"The danger is the internet can die from a thousand cuts," Robachevsky said. "That's the path for this splinternet."