# Pushing container images to China: what we learned the hard way

DevFeed: [Pushing container images to China: what we learned the hard way](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pushing-container-images-to-china-what-we-learned-the-hard-way-17499.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.giantswarm.io/blog/pushing-container-images-to-china>)

Author: Team Honey Badger

Published: 2026-08-06T15:34:42Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Giant Swarm Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/giant-swarm-blog.md>)

Topics: [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [ACR](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/acr.md>), [Azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [AI Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-infrastructure.md>), [Inference](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/inference.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [acr](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/acr.md>), [ai-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-infrastructure.md>), [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [china](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/china.md>), [circleci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/circleci.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [container-image-building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-image-building.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [inference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inference.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains why container image pushes to China can be much slower than elsewhere. It attributes the problem to China's separate registry infrastructure and cross-border transfer throttling, and says Giant Swarm cut delivery time to under two minutes with a split push through Singapore.

## Source excerpt

Why container pushes to China take 30 minutes, and how Giant Swarm cut it to under 2 with a split push through Singapore.