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// How-to · Use AI compliantly in mainland China

Using LLMs compliantly in mainland China

There are two main compliant paths: platforms and models that completed the required filing and serve users in China, or open-weight models deployed in your own environment. We have not tested access from mainland China in this release.

verified 2026-10-101 official sources

Scenario: Use AI compliantly in mainland China →

Symptoms

  • Overseas model services say the region is unsupported or ban the account
  • A company must keep data inside the country

Common causes

  • The product does not serve that region
  • Overseas services are reached through shared accounts or unknown relays, risking bans and data leaks

How to fix

  1. If you provide generative AI services to users in China, follow the filing information published by the Cyberspace Administration of China (official releases are authoritative)
  2. Use model platforms that serve mainland China, such as Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Bailian) or Volcengine Ark, following their official docs
  3. With strict data requirements, deploy licence-permitting open-weight models on your own servers with vLLM, Ollama and similar
  4. Many Chinese models offer OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible APIs that work with common developer tools (see the “Switch models” scenario)
  5. Do not use account sharing, resold accounts or grey-market relays

Notes

  • Policies change; this page is an information summary, not legal advice

Official references

Compiled from official documentation and public discussions on 2026-10-10; not yet reproduced in our own environment. Follow the official docs if they differ.

Data updated: Problems & errors