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# [The Proxy Switch That Slowed the Page Down](https://jbook.hashnode.dev/the-proxy-switch-that-slowed-the-page-down?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The site lived on a server in Hong Kong, and most of its readers were in mainland China. A direct connection from those readers to the server was short, and a page came back in under half a second. Cl

2d ago · 3 min read · jbook.hashnode.dev  
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