> > I know Google must have relationships with high level officials in the
> Chinese gov't and could use influence to make sure GAE never gets
> blocked.

Why do you think that is true?

> I've never once had problems getting on Baidu.com, so there
must be a way to make sure it won't be blocked.

Baidu.com is a Chinese company, headquartered in China.  Why would you
think that Baidu's relationship with the Chinese government has
anything to do with Google's relationship?

On Mar 18, 4:26 am, John C <[email protected]> wrote:
> GAE Team:
>
> I am a developer considering using AppEngine for a new web based
> business aimed at the Chinese market.  I've recently spent a lot of
> time getting up to speed on Python and learning absolutely everything
> about AppEngine so can I dive head first into building my app, which I
> expect to take several months.  GAE seems pretty awesome and I can't
> wait to get going.
>
> However in the last  few days access in Guangzhou, China (where I
> live) has been spotty, I assume because the gov't is for whatever
> reason is blocking the GAE IP addresses.  Should my app become popular
> I was hoping to turn it into my primary source of income.  Given the
> problems recently,  it seems like I might not be able to use GAE. If
> have a lot of users who depend on my site to do mission critical
> business (which is what cloud computing is all about!), and then one
> day I wake up to find GAE is arbitrarily blocked, that would be
> disastrous.
>
> I know Google must have relationships with high level officials in the
> Chinese gov't and could use influence to make sure GAE never gets
> blocked.  I've never once had problems getting on Baidu.com, so there
> must be a way to make sure it won't be blocked.  I'm from America and
> I know we never think about these kind of issues, but over here its a
> complete reality, and now for me its turned into a business
> decision.
>
> What gaurantee do I have that GAE won't be blocked in the future?
> Should I use it to build a web based business?
>
> Thanks!
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