Insights
What actually works in China.
Practical guides from running systems and real engagements — not recycled vendor copy.
MethodThe CloudFront China Exit Method: S3 Static Sites to OSS + CDN
We rehearsed the full CloudFront China exit on live accounts — CDN front, S3-to-OSS migration, private origin auth, cache refresh — and verified it by byte parity between both endpoints.
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GuideVolcengine Cloud China — the ByteDance AI rail
Volcengine is ByteDance's AI-native China cloud — Ark and Doubao lead Mainland model-API traffic. For global teams the rail forks hard — the China site needs a Mainland entity, and BytePlus sells no Mainland regions.
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InsightAWS China vs Global: Partition Differences Measured Across 66 Services
We measured AWS China region differences with read-only APIs across Beijing, Ningxia, and us-east-1 — versions, features, quotas, and unit prices for 66 services. Most of the core is in sync; rate limits are not.
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GuidePublish a website in China — domain, filing, hosting, reach
Publishing a website in China is a filing-led chain — entity, domain, ICP filing via a Mainland China access provider, hosting and DNS cutover, then reachable dependencies. Hong Kong is not a shortcut.
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GuideSaaS in China — filing, hosting, payments, speed
Selling SaaS in China is a publish-and-operate program — ICP filing and possible B25 analysis, China-reachable hosting, local login and payments, and a fast China path. A global stack alone serves none of it.
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GuideChina Software Copyright Registration 2026 — New Rules
China software copyright registration (软著) turned substantive in 2026 — 60%+ correction rate, AI-code review, a new application form, and paperless e-certificates on a 4–5 month timeline.
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MethodChinaready handbooks — YouTube series for Guides
Chinaready YouTube handbooks with playlists and episode links — companions to Insights Guides on ICP, PSB, MLPS, software copyright, Cloudflare, AWS, Azure China, mobile apps, Apple App Store China, RedNote, and more.
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GuideAEM China — when Sitecore-class CMS stalls
AEM China is Limited when Adobe Experience Manager or Sitecore author and serve from overseas cloud, DAM, and identity hosts. Keep the CMS: remap origin, assets, and IMS — replace only when the job is not keep AEM or Sitecore.
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GuideAlibaba.com China — pick B2B, Tmall, or AliExpress
Alibaba.com China is a rail choice. B2B uses Alibaba.com; a Mainland China brand store uses Tmall; cross-border retail uses AliExpress. Pick one Plan A. Ads and Shopify remaps are different jobs.
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