Features of Chinese Hosting

Buy a hosting or rent a server in China is not more difficult than doing it abroad. The only and basic problem you will face is obtaining an ICP license. In short: if you buy a hosting / server in China, you need to receive it. You can register and pay for hosting, but the site will not be opened until you provide an ICP number. However, some hosting companies can offer three to five days access for test work without a license.

The ICP license is a permit issued by the Ministry of Industry and Informatization of the People's Republic of China, which authorizes the Internet sites to officially work in China. ICP license numbers can be found on most Chinese websites.

Mysterious East

If you do not have a Chinese legal entity, then there are options for partnership with local companies specifically to buy hosting in China. And if you are lucky and you are a citizen of China, then you can get a personal license, under which to sell something on the Internet is not entirely legal.

The ping with China domains is quite high. Therefore, even servers are not always answer on time. However, some sites work as if nothing had happened. This leads to the idea that this delay is piecewise. Some sites are bathing for good, and others - just in case they are hung with delays Or vice versa - there is a separate channel for the elect. It was not possible to get to the truth here either.

If you do not have the opportunity to host your site in China, then weI recommend to look at the nearest Asian countries: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong. The speed of connection with these countries is much faster than in other countries. Nevertheless, my experience shows that such options are still inferior in speed and indexing to sites that are located in China. But as a temporary option it will work.