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Anthropic's Claude Code faces access issues in China and US

Anthropic's Claude Code is facing challenges in China, with both Chinese companies and Anthropic implementing restrictions. Chinese firms like ByteDance and Ant Financial are circumventing Anthropic's access blocks using VPNs and foreign subsidiaries. Conversely, Alibaba has banned its employees from using Claude Code after discovering it could identify Chinese users. AI

IMPACT Access restrictions and workarounds for AI coding tools in China highlight geopolitical tensions and compliance challenges for AI providers.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a specific product's usage and access restrictions, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Anthropic's Claude Code faces access issues in China and US

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    Claude Code's complicated China problem involves bans on both sides of the Pacific

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="1152" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/anthropic_logoreihe.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="2048" /></p> <p> Anthropic is trying to block Chinese companies like Byt…