{"id":20231,"date":"2026-05-10T09:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-chinese-developers-bypass-restrictions-to-access-top-us-ai-models\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T09:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:26:55","slug":"how-chinese-developers-bypass-restrictions-to-access-top-us-ai-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-chinese-developers-bypass-restrictions-to-access-top-us-ai-models\/","title":{"rendered":"How Chinese developers bypass restrictions to access top US AI models"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/05\/09\/85923798-b3f5-4a35-9104-c49e1e776a4f_af572654.jpg?itok=254bpowe&amp;v=1778326025\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In China, a grey market of API relay platforms is thriving, allowing local developers to bypass restrictions to access top-tier overseas AI models such as Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude and Google&rsquo;s Gemini, which are officially unavailable in the country, despite an escalating crackdown by the foreign providers.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Such relay stations, which route access to overseas AI models through proxy servers hosted outside mainland China, are becoming a go-to place for developers wanting to use US AI models for tasks such as coding, debugging and image generation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">On Chinese online marketplaces Taobao and Xianyu, relay providers are advertising native Claude Opus access, unlimited Claude Code subscriptions and 1:1 official models without capability reduction.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1umbx1w e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Most sellers promote support for one-million-token context windows, domestic network access without VPNs, and compatibility with tools such as Cursor, VSCode and OpenClaw.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">One high-volume seller on Xianyu, who has fulfilled more than 2,200 orders, advertised &ldquo;low-latency, no-VPN&rdquo; access to the full Claude 3.5 suite.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1xd1hm8 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Online listings advertising Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini access remain common across the two marketplaces, alongside second-hand electronics and gaming hardware.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>How Chinese developers bypass restrictions to access top US AI models<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In China, a grey market of API relay platforms is thriving, allowing local developers to bypass restrictions to access top-tier overseas AI models such as Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude and Google&rsquo;s Gemini, which are officially unavailable in the country, despite an escalating crackdown by the foreign providers. 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