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Questions tagged [great-firewall-of-china]
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How to get stack to use proxy only for `Network` stuff but not for downloading hackages
So I'm inside China and Github is not always accessible here.
I get this when running stack install for a project.
HttpExceptionRequest Request {
host = "raw.githubusercontent.com"
port = 443
secure …

Archy Will He 何魏奇
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What is causing ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR in an AWS China hosted site?
I have a site hosted in AWS China (https://app.bsdeducation.cn) which is periodically encountering SSL errors, specifically ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR. This happens when the front-end application makes HTTPS requests to various back-end services. The…

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How can I check if Google services are blocked for my current user?
We're using Google's Firebase in a mobile app we're working on. Firebase doesn't seem to work in China. This is probably due to the nation-wide block of Google services there. Additionally, Firebase can be slow to initialize its remote config.…

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firebase realtime db with mobile sdk works in china?
My mobile game is a real-time game, running intensively on firebase real-time database. Does firebase realtime db work in china? I have not launched it yet in China because of this suspicion.

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Access Dropbox API from a Server located in Mainland China?
does anybody know, if the Dropbox API can be accessed from a server located in mainland China? All my tests from within China fail - same Application inside Europe works well.
If Dropbox access is really blocked in China - is there any other…

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how to proxy crates.io in China
The network in China is not well connected to the rest of the world. We have repository proxy for maven, for pypi, for yarn and so on. Do we have a repository proxy for crates.io?

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Google Cloud functions and cloud SQL support in China
I have a sizable project with cloud SQL and 150+ cloud functions running on GCP, fully functional in several SEA countries.
Until recently, when we plan to open up market for China, we found GCP is banned in China.
We are not considering migration…

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Artifacts Migration from GCP non-China to AWS China region
I need to transfer my artifacts (zips and container images) stored in GCP us-west1 region on Cloud Storage and container registry to AWS China region S3 bucket and ECR.
Solution I found shows transfer of data from AWS non-China Account to AWS China…

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Firebase still blocked in China?
I don't know if my app will work in China and I don't know how to test it. I had read somewhere that there's a firebase Chinese domain .cn in operation. Is there a possibility to transfer the current project to the Chinese domain and make it work,…

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Is Google Places API available via maps.google.cn domain?
is Google places API available via maps.google.cn domain?
This works from China.
curl "https://maps.google.cn/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA"
but this results in 404
The requested URL…

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HTML Google translate - for China and the rest of the world
i'm using the below code for Google translate and its working great. The problem is that those people in China cant access the google translation drop down because google.translate.com is blocked. However google.translate.cn is not blocked. I've…

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Firebase migration for China
I have an app and website working perfectly on Firebase. I use various services, namely Realtime Database, Cloud Functions, FCM, Storage, and Hosting. I now need my services to work in China where Firebase appears to be banned. Rebuilding my whole…

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Disable SSL for all traffic originating from China?
We plan to add SSL site-wide, but there's one major problem. An important segment of our traffic is coming from China, and when SSL is enabled, it creates problems for them in their ability to access, log in, and administer their respective pages on…

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Installing & Updating Chome Extensions in China
Given the crackdown on VPNs in China, I was wondering if there is a user-friendly way of allowing Chinese users to install and update Chrome web extensions?
Distributing the CRX of the extension for users to install manually, as others have…

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Android Studio - Admob error - China
I am trying to add admob to my app, following the instructions
added to the build.gradle (project) section maven
allprojects {
repositories {
jcenter()
maven {
url "https://maven.google.com"
}
}
}
added to build.gradle (app)…
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