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