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ICP, VATS & Telecom Licensing
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28 articles · Latest update 13 Sep 2026
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06 Sep 2026
Foreign Cloud Providers in China
Foreign-cloud operating model wiki. Live cloud flagship stays linked. Cloud licensing and IDC explain why partners exist.Direct answerExpect a China partner region with local lice…
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06 Sep 2026
China Domain Name Registration
Domain registration wiki. Filing connects domains to China-hosted sites. Not a trademark guide.Direct answerRegistering .cn is a real-name registrar process — it does not by itsel…
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06 Sep 2026
App Filing in China
App filing wiki beside website ICP filing. Live filing guide stays linked. ICP rules-for-apps sibling covers content/provider overlays.Direct answerA China app is not only an App…
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06 Sep 2026
CDN Licence in China
CDN atomic VATS wiki. IDC sibling. Foreign providers often partner rather than self-licence.Direct answerCDN is catalogue telecom for content acceleration — bundling it ‘for free’…
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06 Sep 2026
IDC Licence in China
IDC atomic VATS wiki. Cloud licensing umbrella and foreign-cloud pages sit beside it. Not CDN.Direct answerIf you operate data-centre hosting for others in China, you are in IDC t…
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06 Sep 2026
Cloud Computing Licensing in China
Cloud licensing orientation. Keep /china-cloud-computing-law. IDC/CDN/foreign-provider pages are siblings.Direct answerCloud is usually a package of telecom-catalogue services and…
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06 Sep 2026
Software and SaaS Contracts in China
A China software or SaaS agreement must describe the actual service, not merely label it “cloud” or “SaaS.” The contract should identify licensed software and hosted functions, us…
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06 Sep 2026
Can a Foreign-Owned Company Operate a Website in China?
FIE website decision wiki. Filing guide and ICP/VATS flagship stay linked. Do not promise ‘any WFOE can run any platform’.Direct answerYes for many corporate/info sites with prope…
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06 Sep 2026
VATS Licence in China
VATS umbrella wiki. . IDC/CDN/EDI/ODP and IRC are .Direct answerIf the product is connectivity, hosting, CDN, online dat…
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06 Sep 2026
ICP Licence in China
Commercial ICP orientation. Do not confuse with Bei’an filing. VATS catalogue items (IDC/CDN/EDI…) are siblings, not synonyms.Direct answerIf you are operating a commercial intern…
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06 Sep 2026
ICP Filing in China
ICP filing wiki. Keep sharp split from ICP licence / VATS. Live /china-icp-filing-guide and /china-icp-vats-telecom-law stay the deep flagships — them.Direct answerIC…
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30 Aug 2026
China ICP, VATS & Telecom Licensing Guide
China does not issue one universal “ICP licence” for every digital business. The first task is to map what the China-side entity, website, app, infrastructure and customer contrac…
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30 Aug 2026
China ICP Filing Guide for Websites & Apps
An ICP filing is the record-filing route for qualifying non-commercial internet information services provided in mainland China. It is not a shorthand operating licence and does n…
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