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Anthropic Updates Regional Policy: Users Located in China or Controlled by Chinese Entities Prohibited from Using Claude
Starting November 12, AI company Anthropic will officially implement its newly published “Supported Regions Policy” on its official website. This policy applies to all Anthropic applications and services—including Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Cowork—as well as related APIs and developer platforms. It also extends to Claude models distributed via cloud platforms and authorized resellers.
The updated policy explicitly defines three categories of “use from unsupported regions”:
1. Individuals physically located in an unsupported region—even if affiliated with a supported entity;
2. Entities registered or headquartered in an unsupported region, along with all their users and employees—regardless of where those users or employees are physically located;
3. Any entity directly or indirectly owned or controlled by individuals or entities based in an unsupported region, including all such entity’s users and employees—without geographic limitation.
According to the list of supported regions published on Anthropic’s official website, mainland China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, and Russia are all excluded.
The updated policy explicitly defines three categories of “use from unsupported regions”:
1. Individuals physically located in an unsupported region—even if affiliated with a supported entity;
2. Entities registered or headquartered in an unsupported region, along with all their users and employees—regardless of where those users or employees are physically located;
3. Any entity directly or indirectly owned or controlled by individuals or entities based in an unsupported region, including all such entity’s users and employees—without geographic limitation.
According to the list of supported regions published on Anthropic’s official website, mainland China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, and Russia are all excluded.
