--- title: China is building a GitHub alternative called Gitee description: Gitee is building an “independent, open-source code hosting platform for China.” The project will be carried out by a consortium led by Open Source China. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/china-is-building-a-github-alternative-called-gitee-fdphlyuwk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: China is building a GitHub alternative called Gitee | daily.dev og:description: Gitee is building an “independent, open-source code hosting platform for China.” The project will be carried out by a consortium led by Open Source China. 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