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06-02-2018, 05:56 PM
6 VPNs that can help you break through China's 'Great Firewall'
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The Great Wall of China was originally built to keep barbarians out, and now the Great Firewall of China strives to do the same kind of thing (https://www.economist.com/china/2018/01/04/chinas-great-firewall-is-rising) in our digital era. Allowing the Chinese government to block access to foreign websites and slow down cross-border internet traffic, the Great Firewall is the largest system of censorship in the world. But if you’re traveling to the vast country, you can circumvent it using a virtual private network, or VPN. Take it from us: You don't have to get blocked in China.
SEE ALSO: The best VPNs according to Reddit (https://mashable.com/2018/05/23/best-vpns-on-reddit-pia-purevpn-expressvpn/)
While using a VPN in China is technically legal, providers play a game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities, which periodically crack down and try to block servers and throttle bandwidth, much to the annoyance of internet users. For example, a VPN ban reportedly came into effect in March (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-vpns/businesses-consumers-uncertain-ahead-of-china-vpn-ban-idUSKBN1H612F), but nothing seems to have happened on the face of it at least, with providers being kept in the dark about if and when the ban will be rolled out. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/01/best-vpns-for-china/)
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The Great Wall of China was originally built to keep barbarians out, and now the Great Firewall of China strives to do the same kind of thing (https://www.economist.com/china/2018/01/04/chinas-great-firewall-is-rising) in our digital era. Allowing the Chinese government to block access to foreign websites and slow down cross-border internet traffic, the Great Firewall is the largest system of censorship in the world. But if you’re traveling to the vast country, you can circumvent it using a virtual private network, or VPN. Take it from us: You don't have to get blocked in China.
SEE ALSO: The best VPNs according to Reddit (https://mashable.com/2018/05/23/best-vpns-on-reddit-pia-purevpn-expressvpn/)
While using a VPN in China is technically legal, providers play a game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities, which periodically crack down and try to block servers and throttle bandwidth, much to the annoyance of internet users. For example, a VPN ban reportedly came into effect in March (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-vpns/businesses-consumers-uncertain-ahead-of-china-vpn-ban-idUSKBN1H612F), but nothing seems to have happened on the face of it at least, with providers being kept in the dark about if and when the ban will be rolled out. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/01/best-vpns-for-china/)
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