Problem
china-robot-industry-alliance.json uses http:// URLs which 301 redirect to https://. Additional reports of connection timeouts from some networks.
Current URLs:
website: http://cria.mei.net.cn/
data_url: http://cria.mei.net.cn/gzpt.asp?lm=/1310
Test Results (mixed)
| Source |
http |
https |
Notes |
| Network A (mingcha) |
301→https |
✅ 200 (0.88s) |
Works fine |
| Network B (墨子) |
❌ Timeout |
❌ Timeout |
Connection refused |
Action Items
- Multi-region connectivity test (different networks/IPs)
- If consistently reachable: update
http → https (simple fix)
- If intermittently down: investigate if site is migrating or shutting down, find alternative URL or mark as
inactive
Context
Found during URL redirect chain analysis. Split from PR #83.