I wish I could. I don't see how CHina could capture SSL traffic in terms of inspection, but my networking knowledge is limited. Re: higher SSL latency, my best

I wish I could. I don't see how CHina could capture SSL traffic in terms of inspection, but my networking knowledge is limited. Re: higher SSL latency, my best guess is either under-provisioned routing hardware or intentional throttling. More generally, the network topology in mainland is a lot different than networks in other countries. There are 3 main ISPs that aren't as readily peered together as they are elsewhere. (From what I understand, if you were to run a hosting company inside China for example, you would want - or need - to have deals in place with each ISP).