Expired50% confidenceFactTime unknown
Accessing Anthropic's official service from China requires a foreign credit card linked after KYC verification
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50%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
First Seen
This claim has expired. It is kept for the record and no longer describes the current state.
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
Practical Guide to Using Claude Opus 4.7 from China via Compliant Access Methods
bilibili程序员晓刘
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