I can confirm @xAI was the only Western AI I was able to use when I was traveling in China
Because my eSIM was routed through Hong Kong
Both Anthropic and OpenAI fully block Hong Kong
Again, it's not Hong Kong blocking them, it's them blocking Hong Kong
Also did you know Elon's mom lives in Shanghai?
generative engine optimization — Making a site the source an AI assistant cites when answering, rather than a link in a list of ten blue results.
Why it matters
If you travel to China or route traffic through Hong Kong, Anthropic and OpenAI endpoints are blocked at the provider side while xAI resolves — plan a fallback before you need one.
