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What actually fails in China.

It is rarely one thing — and rarely the thing a CDN vendor tells you. Six categories cover most real failures.

  • Website & frontend

    • Slow or inconsistent page loads from the mainland
    • Fonts, scripts, images, or media that never arrive
    • Global CDNs without mainland China POP coverage
    • Webflow, Framer, Squarespace, Wix sites timing out
  • Third-party dependencies

    • Captcha and anti-abuse tools blocking login
    • Analytics, tag managers, and error monitoring failing silently
    • Maps, video embeds, and support widgets breaking layouts
    • Auth providers, object storage, SMS, and push undeliverable
  • Backend & API

    • API latency and timeouts across the border
    • Login, account creation, and session instability
    • Mobile app backends failing only for China users
    • No China-aware routing, retry, or fallback design
  • Compliance & filing

    • ICP/PSB filing uncertainty
    • App filing and data-handling questions
    • Regulated-category triggers discovered late
    • Business types needing dedicated operating licenses
  • Distribution & operation

    • Store metadata and compliance gaps blocking submission
    • Releases that regress China access without anyone noticing
    • No China-side monitoring or escalation path

Sound familiar?

The assessment identifies which of these apply to your product — with evidence.