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   Bruce

   February 1, 2018 at 7:40 am

   Who made up this list, anyway?

   I have a one-year subscription to Golden Frog’s VPN, and I was in Zhuhai recently. It was hardly working at all: Slow, unreliable, etc.

   Astrill, by comparison, was still working like a charm.

   Also, readers should note that the Chinese government has announced that it intends to effectively block the usage of foreign-based VPNs within February 2018. This is public policy; it is not a “state secret.” Some areas of China now consider possession of VPN software on mobile devices and PCs to be illegal. Chongqing is one of them.

   Surely What’s on Weibo can do a better job of reporting on such topics?

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     What's on Weibo

     February 1, 2018 at 1:24 pm

     Dear Bruce aka Mort, as stated in the article above – we are transparent with our readers, and this post is not a sponsored post. We have tried each of these VPNs in 01/2018 and will recommend them, although we do recommend people to buy more than 1 service as connections may drop. Some of these recommendations may include an affiliate link that at no additional cost whatsoever to you allows What’s on Weibo to receive a small percentage in case you purchase the service. This is one way for us to cover part of the upkeep for What’s on Weibo, besides any donations we may receive (see https://www.whatsonweibo.com/donations/). For thorough reporting on the digital developments in China and VPN-related developments (type “VPN” in the search bar), please see our other pages & categories on this website – this is merely our resources & recommendations page. We’d happily recommend Astrill but due to its problems in January did not include it here. Let’s see how it holds up in February. Cheers.

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       Mort A Tierney

       February 1, 2018 at 2:43 pm

       Duly noted…but Mort is not Bruce…not that one, anyhow…

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   Mort A Tierney

   February 1, 2018 at 10:59 am

   Add to the above comment, you fail to mention Wu Xiangyang’s recent 5 1/2 year prison sentence for selling VPN. That would be relevant. “China plans to ban all VPNs starting in early 2018 unless they are registered with the authorities, defeating the purpose of an anonymous tool designed to circumvent the government.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/22/man-in-china-sentenced-to-five-years-jail-for-running-vpn. China’s growing 1984-style experiment in social engineering (increasing surveillance, pending social rating system, DNA collection of Uyghurs, et al) is a critical global issue as its influence spreads, esp. as America has abandoned its role as the world’s lead advocate for free speech and human rights. How many foreigners will go elsewhere or simply accept this “totalitarianism with a human face?”


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   oneapple

   May 18, 2018 at 11:36 am

   I have tested all the vpns above, yes, each of them works in china

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