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Extended Thinking is a reasoning enhancement mechanism introduced by Anthropic in the Claude 3 series that allows the model to perform an explicit internal Chain-of-Thought before generating a final answer.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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7/2/2026
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Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
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How to Use Claude in China: Stable Access Solutions & Full Risk Analysis
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