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Which VPN Would You Recommend For Use In China?
I am going to China for a free stopover on the way to Thailand.
I have been before but I heard that you need a VPN when you visit China because all western apps in China are blocked otherwise.
Which VPN would you recommend for use in China?
I have an iPhone btw.
Any other best practices to make sure I don’t get hacked in China?
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7 Replies
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ExpressVPN worked for me when we were there.
I also had a ‘Nomad’ eSIM which worked great in all provinces we visited.
China is absolutely AMAZING!
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May I suggest an esim instead?
I just returned home from China (my 4th trip!) and tried an esim this time.
It worked great!
Never needed a VPN and had full access to all my apps 100% of the two weeks long trip.
Enjoy China, it’s an amazing country!!!! ❤️🫶✈️
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I’m in China right now using ExpressVPN.
Works great.
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I travel to China annually and have used Surfshark for years without issue.
It should be noted that VPNs are illegal in China and there’s a new policy effective next month I think where they’ll be doing random searches on digital devices when entering customs/immigration.
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I had good luck with LetsVPN on China this past April.
I had Astrill VPN as a backup but it was SLOOOW.
Make sure you have a western cell phone plan or eSIM – what you use through these services are not blocked.
As an added backup (because I was working while in China), I used a Remote Desktop app to access my US computer to actually work.
The Wifi in the hotels was very slow, and using Remote Desktop while clunky was actually a better and faster experience.
Hope that helps.
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I use a Swedish VPN called Mullvad.
$5 a month.
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