How China's gray market sells Claude tokens at a fraction of the price

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Anthropic's strict access controls against China, from geoblocking to selfie verification, are being systematically bypassed through a thriving network of so-called "transfer stations." Chinese developers can buy Claude tokens for as little as ten percent of the list price.

Analyst Zilan Qian warns that the circumvention infrastructure weakens export controls and Anthropic's own safety systems.

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