{"slug": "claude-code-s-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the", "title": "Claude Code's complicated China problem involves bans on both sides of the Pacific", "summary": "Anthropic is blocking Chinese companies like ByteDance and Ant Financial from accessing Claude Code, but they circumvent restrictions via VPNs and overseas subsidiaries. Alibaba banned internal use of the tool after discovering hidden code that could identify Chinese users.", "body_md": "Anthropic is trying to block Chinese companies like ByteDance and Ant Financial from accessing Claude Code, but they're getting around the restrictions through VPNs and overseas subsidiaries. Alibaba, meanwhile, has banned its own employees from using the tool after hidden code was found that could identify Chinese users.\n\nThe article [Claude Code's complicated China problem involves bans on both sides of the Pacific](https://the-decoder.com/claude-codes-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the-pacific/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-s-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/claude-codes-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the-pacific/", "published_at": "2026-07-03 17:11:33+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-04 07:27:00.610743+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Claude Code", "ByteDance", "Ant Financial", "Alibaba"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-s-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-s-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-s-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-s-complicated-china-problem-involves-bans-on-both-sides-of-the.jsonld"}}