Site for Chinese Market

jimmyk
jimmyk
@jimmy
8 years ago
514 posts
I'm developing a community and trying to figure out how I can have a separate Chinese site. I don't want to run into issues with the China and their censor issues.

Does anyone have an idea how I can have the main site and a Chinese site without them being two separate sites? If I'm required to give the Chinese data, I don't want to give them data from the whole sites other countries.

Is there a bridge between installs? Or will I just have to have a completely separate site which serves the Chinese market?

This isn't some kind of illegal site or anything. I just know that China has strict demands on web developers especially ones out of country. If I need to give them access to the site for moderation reasons, I don't want to give them access to the entire site, which would include non-Chinese accounts.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Thanks!
updated by @jimmy: 06/24/16 03:52:19PM
paul
@paul
8 years ago
4,326 posts
What sort of access would Chinese authorities need? Do they just need to see Chinese profiles and their content, or do they need to be able to login and moderate just the Chinese profiles?
If you did end up needing two sites, what 'common' data might need to be visible on both?
A bit more information on what you are trying to do, and how the Chinese regulations work will help us advise you.
Thanks


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
jimmyk
jimmyk
@jimmy
8 years ago
514 posts
I'm still researching the "worse case" possibilities. If the Chinese gov found something offensive on the site and wanted to start directly monitoring the person I'm not exactly sure how they go about that.

I'm actually starting to think that I'm going to need two separate sites. One for the "West" and one for the "Far East".

China has a great policy... either you give them what they want or they'll block public access to your site for the entire country.

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