Chinaready handbooks — YouTube series for Guides
Chinaready YouTube handbooks with playlists and episode links — companions to Insights Guides on ICP, PSB, MLPS, software copyright, Cloudflare, AWS, Azure China, mobile apps, Apple App Store China, RedNote, and more.
Chinaready video handbooks are short YouTube series that sit beside Insights Guides. Guides stay the decision surface for Mainland China product work. These playlists are for digestion and share — not a second Complete Guide library.
This page lists every published handbook: playlist URL, episode video + slide deck (PPT), and the primary Guide to read next.
Browse by intent
| Intent | Series |
|---|---|
| Compliance filings | ICP License · ICP Filing · PSB Filing · MLPS China · Software Copyright |
| Cloud in Mainland China | Cloudflare China · AWS China · Azure China |
| Mobile apps & games | China Mobile App Publish · Mobile App Filing · Apple App Store China · China Mobile Game Publish |
| Marketing platforms | RedNote |
| China Cloud updates | China Cloud updates · Ep 1: CloudFront China end of support on May 2027 |
ICP License
Focus: ICP as a commercial / license vocabulary — including when teams mean B25 — not the filing-only (beian) path alone.
YouTube Playlist: ICP License — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: China ICP license (B25)
ICP Filing
Focus: ICP filing (beian / registration) when Mainland China hosting applies — separate from the commercial-license handbook above.
YouTube Playlist: ICP Filing — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: China ICP registration — beian, app filing, B25
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7 |  What ICP filing is | PPT |
| 2/7 | Filing vs the commercial license | PPT |
| 3/7 | When filing is required | PPT |
| 4/7 | Who can file | PPT |
| 5/7 | Domain, hosting, and documents | PPT |
| 6/7 | How to apply and how long it takes | PPT |
| 7/7 | After approval | PPT |
MLPS China
YouTube Playlist: MLPS China — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: China MLPS
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | What MLPS is and how levels work | PPT |
| 2/3 | Who must file and how systems are graded | PPT |
| 3/3 | How to file, assess, and stay compliant | PPT |
Cloudflare China
YouTube Playlist: Cloudflare China — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: Cloudflare and China — what works
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | Cloudflare China Network is not a region toggle | PPT |
| 2/3 | Onboarding, products, and common failures | PPT |
| 3/3 | DNS, Global Acceleration, and when it fits | PPT |
AWS China
Focus: AWS China as a separate cloud partition — Beijing / Ningxia operators, China account rails, engineering control plane, and taking a China workload live.
YouTube Playlist: AWS China — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: AWS China partition — what works
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | AWS China Is a Separate Cloud | PPT |
| 2/3 | Rebuild the AWS Engineering Plane | PPT |
| 3/3 | Take a China Workload Live | PPT |
Azure China
Focus: Azure operated by 21Vianet as a separate cloud — OSPA rails, China control plane, catalog gaps, and public launch adjacency.
YouTube Playlist: Azure China — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: Azure China — 21Vianet partition
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | Azure China Is a Separate Cloud | PPT |
| 2/3 | Rebuild the Azure Engineering Plane | PPT |
| 3/3 | Take a China Workload Live | PPT |
PSB Filing
YouTube Playlist: PSB Filing — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: China PSB filing
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | What PSB filing is | PPT |
| 2/3 | Who must file and preconditions | PPT |
| 3/3 | How to apply, display, and stay live | PPT |
China Mobile App Publish
YouTube Playlist: China Mobile App Publish — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: Publish an app in China
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | What publishing in Mainland China means | PPT |
| 2/3 | Product readiness and privacy baselines | PPT |
| 3/3 | Stores, timelines, and how launches fail | PPT |
China Mobile Game Publish
Focus: Publishing mobile games in Mainland China — publisher vs operator, ISBN / game publishing approval, filings stack, foreign routes, and multi-store distribution.
YouTube Playlist: China Mobile Game Publish — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: Publish a game in China
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | What China game publishing is | PPT |
| 2/3 | Filings, content, and technical readiness | PPT |
| 3/3 | Routes, commercials, and distribution | PPT |
Mobile App Filing
Focus: MIIT mobile app filing (APP Bei’an) — prerequisites, process, foreign paths, and staying compliant after approval.
YouTube Playlist: Mobile App Filing — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: China mobile app filing
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | What mobile app filing is | PPT |
| 2/3 | Prerequisites, documents, and how to file | PPT |
| 3/3 | Foreign paths, platforms, and staying compliant | PPT |
Apple App Store China
Focus: Apple’s China App Store as a regulated channel — regional storefront, accounts / payments / iCloud, publishing structures, and launch readiness.
YouTube Playlist: Apple App Store China — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: Apple App Store in China
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | What the China App Store is | PPT |
| 2/3 | Accounts, payments, and iCloud residency | PPT |
| 3/3 | Publishing structures and launch readiness | PPT |
RedNote
Focus: RedNote / Xiaohongshu as a Mainland China lifestyle marketing surface — what the platform is, brand entry, and content vs ads.
YouTube Playlist: RedNote — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: Xiaohongshu marketing
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | What RedNote is | PPT |
| 2/3 | Brand entry | PPT |
| 3/3 | Content and ads | PPT |
Software Copyright
Focus: the right vs the CPCC certificate — what it is not (trademark, MIIT App filing, HQ copyright), why store packs and incentive programs consume it, the 2026 substantive-review registration path, and foreign-owner routes.
YouTube Playlist: China Software Copyright — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: Software copyright China certificate — store pack vs HQ
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | What a software copyright is | PPT |
| 2/4 | How to register it | PPT |
| 3/4 | Foreign owners and overseas entities | PPT |
| 4/4 | Why it matters in mainland China | PPT |
China Cloud updates
Focus: Episodic updates when a cloud or CDN change reshapes Mainland China delivery — starting with CloudFront China reaching end of support in the AWS China regions.
YouTube Playlist: China Cloud updates — Chinaready handbook
Primary Guide: China CDN — onshore nodes change the ICP path
| Ep | YouTube Title | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | CloudFront China end of support on May 2027 | PPT |
Where to go next
- Browse all Guides: /insights/
- Stuck on a China launch gate: Contact us
