China Connectivity:
Seamless and Compliant

China is essential for global growth, supply chains, and innovation. Yet many enterprises struggle to operate there, as familiar models for cloud apps, secure access, and remote work often break down under regulatory pressure and inconsistent performance.

Cato removes those barriers. With licensed PoPs in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, Cato delivers compliant, high-performance connectivity and full-stack security that makes China just another region in your global network

The Challenges with Enterprise Connectivity in China

Expanding into China creates challenges that traditional solutions can’t overcome. Compliance requirements, unpredictable performance, and fragmented tools slow transformation and increase business risk.

  • DIY cross-border connectivity

    Provisioning circuits, managing multiple vendors, and navigating complex compliance rules make basic connectivity slow and costly. Enterprises face delays, fragile contracts, and constant operational burden just to connect China offices to the global network.

  • Unreliable performance

    Public internet paths in China add latency, jitter, and packet loss, disrupting cloud and SaaS applications. Users experience inconsistent speeds and frequent slowdowns, creating frustration and lost productivity across the business.

  • Inconsistent security

    Global perimeter models don’t translate cleanly into China. Enterprises often see gaps in data protection and policy enforcement, exposing IP and compliance risk as users and traffic move between regions.

  • Operational Complexity

    Separate vendors, duplicated policies, and region-specific exceptions slow down IT teams. Managing China as a special case increases overhead, complicates audits, and delays change when speed is most critical.

Cato Solves China Connectivity

Cato delivers secure, high-performance, and compliant connectivity in China. Security is enforced locally and consistently, with visibility and control across the entire global network.

  • Easy Cross-Border Connectivity

    Licensed PoPs in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen provide built-in regulatory alignment. Enterprises securely connect sites, users, and cloud resources without local contracts or multiple vendors.

  • Network Optimized Performance

    SLA-backed private backbone with intelligent routing and Hong Kong egress ensures predictable, low-latency access inside and outside China.

  • Full-Stack Security

    ZTNA, DLP, SWG, CASB, and threat prevention are enforced locally at China PoPs-no gaps, no offloading, no exceptions.

  • Operational Simplicity

    Manage global and China networks from one console and policy engine, streamlining visibility, compliance, and site onboarding.

Before and after using Cato SASE Cloud

Before
After

How Cato Compares to Other Solutions

Cato SASE Cloud

Legacy Solutions

Compliance

Built-In, No Exceptions

Complex and Uncertain

Compliance

Cato SASE Cloud

Built-In, No Exceptions

Licensed PoPs in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen with regulatory alignment included. Enterprises avoid multiple partners, contracts, and ongoing compliance guesswork.

Legacy Solutions

Complex and Uncertain

Multiple vendors and contracts create manual compliance work and higher regulatory risk.

Performance

Predictable and Optimized

Best Effort Only

Performance

Cato SASE Cloud

Predictable and Optimized

SLA-backed private backbone with Hong Kong egress ensures low-latency, congestion-free access for apps inside and outside China.

Legacy Solutions

Best Effort Only

Internet, MPLS, or costly add-ons deliver inconsistent performance and poor user experience.

Security

Full Stack, Enforced In Country

Partial and Inconsistent

Security

Cato SASE Cloud

Full Stack, Enforced In Country

ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, and threat prevention applied locally at China PoPs—no gaps, no offloading, no exceptions.

Legacy Solutions

Partial and Inconsistent

Policies enforced at global perimeters or only basic controls locally, leaving gaps and compliance risks.

Operations

Simplified and Centralized

Fragmented and Manual

Operations

Cato SASE Cloud

Simplified and Centralized

One console and policy engine manage both global and China networks, reducing manual work and onboarding sites in days.

Legacy Solutions

Fragmented and Manual

Duplicated policies, multiple tools, and region-specific exceptions slow IT response and increase cost.

“We just connected Cato Socket to the existing public Internet line and it worked,” he says, “I was at one of our Chinese facilities and ran our client-based Swedish ERP system from China without any major latency. So that was a success itself.”

Lars Norling, Director of IT Operations at ADB SAFEGATE