People in China face some of the strictest censorship of the internet in the world.
The so-called Great Firewall of China blocks access to some of the top world news agency sites as well as Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Flickr, Gmail, etc.
People in China have tried proxy servers but they are both unreliable and slow and the same applies to proxy DNS servers. Proxies don’t necessarily encrypt your connection either, leaving it open to eavesdropping.
The primary reliable solution is a VPN, but only those that offer SSTP/SSL VPN or SSL/Open VPN protocols.
Below are the best VPN services for China based primarily on server locations and protocols:
1 | ExpressVPN | Our Rating – 81.6% |
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2 | AirVPN | Our Rating – 96.6% |
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3 | VyprVPN | Our Rating – 78.4% |
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4 | PrivateInternetAccess | Our Rating – 85% |
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6 | HideMyAss | Our Rating – 93.4% |
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Chinese Firewall Test
Check whether a website can get around the Great Firewall of China. Select one of four different locations in China. Enter a website (e.g. bestvpnforyou.com) in the search field and press ‘Test it’ here on WebSitePulse China Test page