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Google JQuery CDN [https://ajax.googleapis.com] is banned in China #18367
Description
Description
In MXNet website, JQuery script is loaded from google CDN in <head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>But this CDN is known banned in China, as you can see here:
- Similar Github issues on other website
- Things to Consider When Building a Website in China
- Can webflow team replace “ajax.googleapis.com” with a reachable URL for China?
Here is my own test using Chinese servers:
It not only blocks website from loading, but also breaks all the interaction on MXNet website. (e.g. dropdown, installation guide, search etc. )
Error Message
ReferenceError: jQuery is not defined[Learn More]
Proposed solutions
While China is the number one country using the MXNet website. We need to solve this problem so that users in China can visit MXNet website without any problem. Here are 3 solutions:
- Use an alternative CDN as a backup, for example CDN hosted in China , when google CDN fails then load the resource from backup CDN , as discussed in this question
- Replace google CDN by another CDN
- Hosting jQuery locally (Not preferable performance-wise, reasons can be found here )