How We Extended CloudFlare's Performance and Security Into Mainland China
Sep 14, 2015Matthew Prince

Summary
This post details the technical, economic, and regulatory challenges of extending Cloudflare's performance and security platform into mainland China. It describes the partnership with Baidu to overcome these challenges, including Baidu's expertise in ICP licensing and routing within China's ISP landscape. The post also announces the launch of 17 data centers in China and the co-launch of Baidu's Yunjiasu service, highlighting significant performance improvements for Chinese internet users.