[hipaulshi]

As far as Microsoft office in Beijing, I think they VPN to their Tokyo office first. Their traffic is ensured by negotiating directly with the big telecom company. Disclaimer: I do not work for them.

[nialv7]

This is correct

Source: worked there for a while

[chobo]

This is interesting, I'd love to read/hear more about it. Is the negotiation an above-board thing? What are the conditions and costs to getting this kind of exception ensured?

[gozo]

From what I've heard, it's something like 100 000 USD a year for a 100 Mbit connection.