All Foreigners Will LEAVE China - China Bans VPNS?!

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We got some big news from Bloomberg. Are VPNs in China blocked? On ADVChina we cover the great firewall of China and it's ban of virtual private networks. Internet censorship is a Chinese way of censoring the apps like Netflix, Youtuve, Twitter, Facebook, and all Google services. As an expat living in China, it can be difficult to get the best vpn for China. The ban would mean that foreigners in China would not be able to access any websites that they would normally access. Hopefully this news is not true.
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[@keithprice7119]

One of the strangest experiences for me travelling is crossing the border from Hong Kong to mainland China. On one side free access to internet sites, no banned websites, cross the border and suddenly everything changes. It is a weird feeling.

[@cubanexile39]

CUBA IS WAY WORSE

[@GabrielAlfaroCossio]

yeh beceause cuba is an island, you know completeley surrounded by water and with no land connections to usa or mexico, and with shitty intranet speeds? internet? is it intra or inter? idk

[@rich1051414]

Internet is the international network. Intranet means no international access.

[@CynthiaAvishegnath-watch]

It's like driving across from Greenwich / CT into NYC on the I-95. All the way in CT on I-95, drivers are well-behaved. The moment they cross into NY, almost every driver mutates into driving like a crazy monster. It's a surreal phenomenon.

[@rxw4619]

Yeah, it's really weird but you know, this is "one country two systems".

[@dirac17]

The lack of Internet access is a deal breaker to ever live in China.

[@sakura2796]

And the pollution

[@passer2by]

I am disappointed to see the nationalism and racism comments came from my own Chinese people, making me not want to live in China ever again in my life. Although I am proud about the progress my country made through its developments, we solved lots of problems like poverty and illiteracy. There are still tons of problems exist in our society just like this banning internet, yet our people are turning arrogant, not willing to communicate with the rest of world, which makes me worried about the future of my country.

[@zmohan69]

Bo Zhang ya they do it to themselves though. Close minded and racist. China is gonna have a hard time in the future if they dont start to change.

[@demon2others]

Because China knew Google, Facebook, Instagram, etc. is controlled and used as a spy tool by the NSA. China knew this before Edward Snowden exposed it out....and we've been complaining about China while it was letting the whole world know the truth. Blame the American government for spying against our own American citizen, the world, and including foreign governments such as German chancellor Angela Merkel.

[@hengyan6232]

少见的理性

[@jenniebugs1]

Bo Zhang You have every reason to be concerned about the future of your country. Especially after the Covid virus has been exported to the rest of the world causing untold misery.

[@carlosparedes1556]

@@jenniebugs1 this was how the last dynastic rulers lost their mandate they were arrogant and cut the world off as soon as they felt like the world needed them , history repeats itself

[@spyproofsolutions8446]

I own a VPN company and it has been my living for almost 10 years now, and it isn't possible to programmatically or physically ban VPNs without completely blocking access to the internet outside of china, but they could enforce the law if you are caught using one which sucks for me because i am always financially affected by these type of things...

[@aoelp]

@@shadejalik4769 Those articles are basically written by boomers, voted for by boomers and only affect boomers and younger people not using a VPN. I think there is no way it could affect anyone that is not proven to be circumventing the measures such as a celebrity or big social media person. The normal person will just need to get a VPN. In some EU countries even there are already some hurdles for internet users like access to "adult" content or some digital rights agencies threatening to sue platforms if they don't shut down certain countries' ip address range. In the end this is a tiger without teeth and in no way comparable to internet censorship in China even back more than a decade ago. Still protested against it in Frankfurt and was amongst the crowd of bots/paid-lobbyist (ironic as most German CDU/CSU politicians seemed a bit "bribed" in their ineptitude to reason). The directive passed, tough shit. I cannot blame myself for not going like those few dozens of thousands that don't wanted the Brexit but did not vote, eventually leading the the outcome of "leave" by 51.89% (way less than a million people over parity).

[@JohnDavidDunlap]

Am I correct in thinking that it turns into a game of whack-a-mole whereby they're constantly blocking your IP addresses and your constantly getting new ones?

[@papageorgio123123]

They say almost every year they are going to crack down on VPNs, but it never happens.........

[@Treddian]

They're conditioning people not to freak out until it really does happen. When it does happen, it will likely indicate that some sort of military clash is imminent.

[@user-cc4kq6hl4c]

Treddian Chinese illuminati confirmed

[@denny9931]

Treddian If you see this as a long term commitment, but not as a short term actionism that inevitably happens from time to time... The point of all that is a form of protectionism on which parts of the chinese economy seem to be based on, yet the assumption that a whole society can be controlled in such a fashion might be too far fetched. Even the golden shield project was never designed to be impenetrable, VPNs existed back then as well. I mean the question is if some decisions you can read or talk about is just the tip of the iceberg or an extreme example that made it into the decision process and therefore to the media. Maybe seen as evidence for a system not understood in other places of the world as what it is. From my point of view, such decisions need people that support it strong enough, and that requires some lack of comfort with the actual situation. Most probably it has to do with economic reasons or the need to express influence and power. In the moment those people become somewhat comfortable with it or get a feedback from the results it had, the motivation curve to do so drops quite fast. But no one has a subscription to ultimate knowledge and objectivity, so everyone is more or less subject of a bias. Judging only the bad aspects of something might be as wrong as ignoring them. Another reason to "not completely crack down" (which is kind of impossible anyway) could be the potential development of a double classed society, which most restrictions often lead to, in which people suddenly find themselves privilegded to do things others are forbidden to do, but for completely legit reasons. That conflict leads to questions why the same law forbids and allows the same action not to anyone, and that softens most restrictions anyway, as long as everyone is subject to the same law. Censorship (i don´t think all censorship and regulation is bad, there is a value in protection of the young) to general information is a problem for the assumption/theory that the same law exists for every citizen. If those problems are only adressed skin deep, it leads to some form of populist decision culture, which nowadays not only China is affected by. One way to check would be to ask if websites like wikipedia are blocked (i think it was because of some blacklisting regarding certain keywords).

[@DranKof]

Wikipedia in Chinese comes and goes, more often than not it's blocked. Wikipedia in English is unblocked more often than not, but it also seems to drop off for a week or two throughout the past few years.

[@zutianrun]

papageorgio123123 you are right -from china😂

[@Victhor]

Internet in China without VPN makes live almost impossible, it's not just being able to watch movies or videos in youtube. I work as an architect in Shanghai, we need references, tutorials, information about materials, providers etc, if you use Bing to search for a building you want to use as reference, you cannot find anything because many websites about architecture are blocked, no matter what you try, then you connect VPN, search in google, and magically that building appears and a lot of information about it. The same can apply for information about living and procedures in China, you can find help in your own language, but most of them are blocked or are super dificult to find without google/vpn. And of course, youtube is one of the most important sources for learning chinese, or anything else, like Revit or 3d modeling.

[@Alex-bj1wt]

Victhor we do have many other video sharing websites serving for the domestic Chinese tech-savy, some of them even way better than KZbin. I feel soooo sorry for you, considering you went to China and yet, knowing nothing and you dare to BS here. FYI: you either never went to China or you just deliberately smear PRC.

[@OvieMughelli]

Like Youku/tudou that puts 3+minutes of brainwashing ads before every video or BiliBili that was forced to delete half of their videos because they were forced to? Or maybe you mean things like PPS PPTV IQIYI that forces you to install their shit software full of adware/spyware to be able to see the videos. Which one is it? :) Take your 5 mao and get the fuck outta there SB

[@sophiazhu8656]

Alex CUI they are just copies of KZbin resources. As a Chinese young person like you and me. I hope you are not ignorant and arrogant about it. Yes, we have everything in China it’s because we have VPN to be learn and copy from outside world. The learning resources are way better and more in quality in English than in Chinese. You have to accept the fact that English is the world spoken language people use to share knowledge. If you are paid to say this, I can understand. But if not, I will sorry for you and worry about china’s future if the younger generation tends to be so arrogant and naive.

[@anhong1143]

@@sophiazhu8656 strongly agree with you and against Alex

[@sethledyv3237]

The wifi at my university in Beijing came with a VPN integrated, I never used it by fear of them monitoring my porn history

[@yeeminhsieh642]

It seems I am not the only one who is upset when I found my VPN was shut. I'd say, as a Chinese, I HATE IT sometimes.

[@cd0009]

Living in China sounds like owning a Microsoft phone

[@FGuilt]

Well, the difference is Windows phones have no market. It's not like MS is keeping people away from the windows store by force. Android is open source. It's just a better platform.

[@GeekBoy03]

Awesome?

[@GeekBoy03]

F!@#Guilt sorry, but the Windows Mobile platform is far superior.

[@kobathedread]

Yeah. Because Microsoft run concentration camps.

[@wutzedale]

Just got an update for my Windows-Phone some days ago ... :-)

[@hlzh1975]

As a Chinese, i feel so scared.

[@hlzh1975]

Goodbye outside world

[@kimmelzhang4185]

Hl Zh come to Australia man

[@chinawolf2709]

As a Cantonese, I am going to move to HongKong.

[@jimmyking2052]

香港住鸽子茏，好难受

[@middletech]

Prashant Balhara Insult the pasty faces in English please. It is ok to insult Chinese in Mandarin.

[@scarletttsui5926]

After watching all of this video, I have to say I am really grateful that Serpentza brings out the information that we can't bring out ourselves. To tell the outside world what the inside is like is really hard for a local. As the censorship is harsher and harsher, understanding the other side is more and more difficult. But I really don't like a channel full of unhappy things in China. It just makes me emotionally, really sad. I like it when Serpentza saw things from several perspectives instead of pure complaining. I will continue to follow Serpentza anyway because he was my most beloved Vlogger when I first visited KZbin and to see where it may go.

[@johnhurley7205]

Aww poor girl .. as an American I don't forget all the great things about China and the good people I am only saddened by the bad things for you and others not hatred for China.

[@MEN101]

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[@sarahkerrigan6026]

@@johnhurley7205 its a paid troll! suprise!

[@rkt7414]

We do not say these things about China because we hate it, we say these things because we habe love for Chinese people, and we think they deserve better. They deserve more freedom.

[@demon2others]

Because China knew Google, Facebook, Instagram, etc. is controlled and used as a spy tool by the NSA. China knew this before Edward Snowden exposed it out....and we've been complaining about China while it was letting the whole world know the truth. Blame the American government for spying against the world, including the German chancellor Angela Merkel.

[@elmanaro]

Damn idk why but your videos are addictive, I just wanna keep watching even though I don't want to go to China

[@oddscribe2717]

It'll be interesting to see how/if they managed to block all VPN's, how long that'll last, and how wonderfully creative people can get to work around it.

[@GeekBoy03]

It's already easy to get around

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

+Oddscribe No need to be creative, and no VPN needed either, if you're content to only connect to the outside with a browser. VPN is useful if you have software that must connect in the background though.

[@oddscribe2717]

Good to know, thanks!

[@anima1spirit]

This is why my employer, a multinational company, withdraw a significant investment in China in favour for another market in the APAC region. My expat assignment to China got cancelled in return to a assignment in a more open country. Pity on the one hand, glad on the other hand when hearing how China is limiting freedom of individuals. Scary development and not a place where a person with an open, global mindset want to stay.

[@anima1spirit]

DavidRsaid why so offensive? I am convinced that any form of protectionism will result that we are all worse off. Nevertheless, I don't have a problem with Chinese people but don't agree how the Chinese government mistrusts and domineer over their own people. It strongly creates the impression that they have something to hide or cover up...

[@kuqiu5003]

DavidRsaid You want two sided 'policies'? You want democracy? Then you should come to UK and see how the fucking democracy and unnecessary referendum screwed British lives. How much pound dropped after the fucking referendum. the referendum is a completely fucking waste of time and a destroy of the UK economy. :) It only took Chinese government two years to build the high-speed train. With the democracy as you demand, it will take UK more than 15 years or never have the high speed train. Democracy is what we call 'NEVER MAKE THINGS HAPPEN'. It's not good. It's shit.:)

[@Mikere5]

I too will be relocating my factory to Taiwan. This is just the latest in a string of new Govt restrictions on my business.

[@exposingliars9824]

Yes! It's happening everywhere. Take one flight into and out of Beijing, and I talked to so many who are leaving china. Definitely a mass exodus going on.

[@taoshen5078]

China Internet is the world's most closed Internet, not on the Google, Facebook, Twitter, youtube and other world-class sites. China's Internet is the Internet controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, does not allow freedom of speech, it is illegal. China's Internet is strictly reviewed and keyword filtering, can not let you see the June 4 incident, Falun Gong, NTDTV, Epoch Times, VOA Chinese network and so on. China is an Internet extremely closed country, all foreigners in China must use VPN to access the real Internet.

[@Alias1983]

One reason vpns are being blocked is because it is an indirect way to discourage foreign Immigrants from staying long term. I used to teach in China. I have a chinese friend who is friends with a chinese business person who has some ties with top level provincial officials in Zhejiang. He was having coffee once with both of them and he was telling them about a situation where a foreigner highly qualified to teach there had all his paperwork, degree, and everything that he needed to teach there legally. He was applying for his work permit and invitation letter that he needed to apply for a z visa. The foreign expert bureau kept on prolonging everything. Asking for one thing at a time two or three weeks later. The chinese official told my friend they are doing this intentionally. While they do kick out people with illegal visas, they also find aubtle ways to make the process harder for those who ARE qualified. It's to discourage them from coming. Then my friend asked about the issue with vpn's. The government official told him that they know too well that foreigners need vpn's for things like facebook and if foreigners cannot access what they need, many of js will be more likely to leave in a shorter amount of time. It is also why the government is trying to use it's propoganda to paint an evil image on us. Discrimination and social segregation are also why many of us leave after just one year. They will not slam the doors shut on us completely. But they are slowly rooting out foreign english teachers and other various types of foreign Immigrant expats. There will always be the odd few of js there in the long rin, but those of us who are there are going to be very few. The government official told my friend that they do not want foreigners becoming a larger minority that is noticed. That is only one of the reasons. In general they do not want too many of us living in china long term because then we all find ways to improvise around the discrimination and isolation we face. This government official was telling my friend all this.

[@UncleWang420]

I am a chinese person and I feel that our government is corrupt. Alias you are a smart person. I wish vpn to always remain legal. And many foreigners are good people.

[@Alias1983]

At least some chinese people understand many of us are good. Thanks uncle wang.

[@evanglasgow875]

I just finished my masters in education and despite one VPN ban I still plan on coming for at least a year, I look forward to eating amazing food, teaching, and making lots of Chinese friends unfortunately KZbin threads seem to bring out the worst in people.

[@Alias1983]

Lots of Chinese Friends? To a degree you will meet some good locals which can lead to a very long term and pleasant friendship. People like that are the reason I tolerated China for so long. There are odd good things about China. But no matter who you are or how long you stay, at some point you will leave. You will never forsee yourself living in China for... let's say 25 years. If you plan on making lots of friends, it's all well and good. But you will find that most friendly people you meet will only take you out to dinner maybe once and they won't have anything to do with you again. I had that happen lots. You will stick out like a sore thumb and people take notice of everything you do. Once you realize it, the fact that even just kicking an empty beer can could get the gossip going in your neighborhood. You will one day leave by your own discretion. While the odd Chinese here and there are easy to developers true friendships with, those people are still very few, and far between. If you cannot be alone for too long (which you will) you will feel horrible, homesickness within the first year. Especially if you live in a rural remote area.

[@evanglasgow875]

I'm a introvert and loner by nature I'll be fine and if they ban VPNs completely I'll take my MAT and go to Vietnam or Korea and teach back here in the US. It would be a shame though if they did though they won't have anyone qualified to come and teach English

[@lunhil1264]

Do they really think the future is in becoming a fortress sealed off from the rest of the world? It's about those in power scared to death of losing that power.

[@The_Crimson_Fucker]

They tried that once....it ended with the Opium Wars. How does "100 years of shame" sound? But that's what you get with the incestuous nature of Communism. The state exists to perpetuate the existence of the state and nothing else.

[@NunOnABike]

The Crimson Fucker damn right!

[@hanzhang3589]

Opium war? I'd like see you try... lol

[@The_Crimson_Fucker]

I don't know, what kind of effect do you think embargoing China will have? I get the feeling it's going to drop right back to the Medieval ages.

[@gamerguypvppvp7347]

The Crimson Fucker Nope, the governement will go on youtube and will watch tons of toturials how to fuck the people and how to copy and pirate and stuff.

[@CubasAutomotive]

Wow! What a hassle!! Very thrilled that the bikes did make it back, so ADV is still on 😍😍...lol But the attempting of banning VPNs all together is horrible! This is your livelyhood at this point and I don't blame C-Milk for threatening to leave if it's implemented. I know C-Milk is planning to move to the US eventually, but this just fast forwarding the process. It scares me to think Winston will have issues, since South Africa is not an option! I know he's mentioned applying for citizenship in the UK but that's going to take time.... I wish all the best for you two and hopefully you'll have more time than what's being said.

[@ferritrat4239]

Cuba Rodriguez don't care for c milk but I care for serpantza

[@JerseyEmpireGroup]

Winston is always welcome in the US! It can be expensive to live here but he sure seemed to enjoy his time here.

[@ZamanSiddiqui]

enokpah eniffoh Well, there is a bit of a racial divide and he would be on the receiving end of it.

[@ZamanSiddiqui]

I would like to meet Winston in the UK.

[@ZamanSiddiqui]

Ferrit Asia Same here. C Milk should probably go to Hong Kong, Japan or South Korea. Seems like his sort of thing.

[@chelazy]

19th National Congress is coming up and its quite important this time. So its normal to have this tightening up before that. It will be back to normal after that(I think). Let's hope it does. Edit: With what's going on with Wang Qishan and Guo Wengui. I sense a political shitstorm in the top political arena is about to happen in the coming months. Unfortunately we never get to see what happens behind the curtain, but THIS TIME just might be different.

[@rynz_2893]

translation of the above comment: I would like to ask you still dreaming what, nineteen will be held this year, prohibit the VPN is now beginning to February 18 a comprehensive ban ... (although there are reports that in technical and other reasons, can not be completely prohibited from the VPN). It seems that you do not know much about this centralized government

[@user-mh9nh8mp9e]

操啥心，能在这里用简体留言的，说明一切都是渣渣！

[@paulo6104]

Lechengboy CHINA 海外党大军

[@layslifestyle2265]

You're dreaming again

[@user-bl4dr5gn4k]

民良 假消息，我能用

[@miloozie]

As a Chinese currently living overseas, I find it unbearable whenever I go back to China and not being able to use the INTERNET. Without exaggeration, I would not be able to live in China without VPN either. But from what I've heard, if you roam overseas mobile phone service in China, you will be able to use internet like normal. It just means you need to pay a lot more for roaming but I'd be happy to do that. Hope this helps if you didn't already know.

[@perrywangzuluwarrior3315]

then stay overseas!

[@dennihsaur]

@@perrywangzuluwarrior3315 I think he comes back because there are still things he likes about China? Or are you saying that can't possibly be the case?

[@WhittyWhitts]

Yeah we all need porn

[@perrywangzuluwarrior3315]

@@dennihsaur no, he should go back to south africa!

[@meilinchen3271]

@@perrywangzuluwarrior3315 and why do you say that

[@TheFireElevator]

I think I'll just go to Taiwan instead. lol

[@rykernolan3590]

pro trick : you can watch series at kaldrostream. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.

[@gibsoncurtis8815]

@Ryker Nolan Definitely, been using kaldroStream for since november myself :D

[@rylancarl4770]

@Ryker Nolan definitely, I have been using KaldroStream for years myself :)

[@lianjohan479]

@Ryker Nolan Yea, I have been watching on kaldrostream for since november myself :D

[@andersjulius4610]

@Ryker Nolan definitely, I have been watching on KaldroStream for months myself =)

[@PrimeInChina]

Yeah, the company I'm working for now has a license for a VPN. I don't see them banning VPNs though. If they could they would have already done so.

[@dragonhero7975]

PrimeInChina you are right bro because China has a next China party for Xi jing ping president so it is just for temporary until the event is settle down for Xi jing ping president terms and new administration members which is the Chinese government don't want America or others to disturb the China administration . 😇

[@importantguycommenting8156]

I don't think it's gonna be banned either

[@chaser29mty2009]

you´re a sexy bear

[@PrimeInChina]

Mario Perez LOL.....

[@tothewildworld]

definitely sexy.

[@Nochift138]

As I continue to binge watch Serpentza's and ADVChina's videos, the less likely I'm inclined to visit China. But still, fascinating to watch and learn about China's culture.

[@farmingtonwoodsresident7296]

Merry Christmas to you and your wife Winston. I hope this coming year is better than the rest you're on a roll buddy

[@TheThagenesis]

as somebody who works in the field this is my stance: the government certainly can prevent access to specific services but technically there's NO way to prevent EVERY VPN. without basically isolating China of the rest of the Internet. you can even tunnel encrypted Traffic through DNS

[@rocren6246]

When that happens foreigners will escape from this land, and the real-estate bubbles will immediately break, which is a deathblow to the Chinese economy, and will greatly impact the whole world. You know what, I do look forward to see the revolution that comes after that apocalypse. Evil deeds will pay back, eventually.

[@lvjinbin28]

hey ...real estate bubble??urbanization is just 56% in China like 1955 in the USA, what kind of bubble is this???...you need 16 more years to expect collapse of China, before collapse how about you tell you fellow 3 billion taiwan labors go back you ghost island??? I think war bursts out soon, China will lock them up...be careful communist kill spys with no mercy

[@nintendo1889x]

Oh good, maybe they'll finally stop being pussies and stop funding those North Korean communist bastards.

[@asongslove]

When would it happen? do you have a timetable. Maybe it is time to get my parents to pack up and move to Australia to live with me. But wait.... i just forecast that China continue prosperity for another 200 years. And I have made a decision to let my kids to go back to China to study University and enhance their Chinese ability, and they can leave in grant parents apartment. I desperate need some hard evidence to prove China is collapsing to help me revoke my decision. :D

[@imrickjames7012]

Roc Ren yes, this is actually what the gov already sees in forecast. Stay safe.

[@vladvsyarusi3458]

"Continue prosperity"? Seriously? GDP per capita of China is even smaller than that of Russia. Noone will give you the timetable of China's collapse. Who knew in 1986 that USSR will collapse in 5 years?

[@sammdu252]

No +ADChina you misunderstood VPNs and why they can block it, so lemme explain a bit. Traditional VPNs (PPTP, L2TP, OpenVPN) basically shouts "I'm a VPN" by the nature of their protocol, so it's actually quite easy to detect a VPN connection and break the link. But more advanced protocols like Shadowsocks and ShadowsocksR applied various techniques to make the connection seem normal among all the traffic, so it's nearly impossible to detect a Shadowsocks connection, thus shadowsocks and such are going to live as long as there's no vulnerabilities found in it's protocol, and if the gov doesn't implement a "whitelist" to by default block all foreign connections.

[@sammdu252]

Also VPNs has nothing to do with HTTPS...

[@sammdu252]

And also Shadowsocks has noting to do with VPN either, it's a completely different protocol.

[@michaeljarcher]

I have 6 private VPS servers running Shadowsocks server. two Raspberry Pi units one in my companies NY office, and one in my UK home. Hopping around the globe when traffic speeds changes with a mouse click, makes VPNs look shit. if people paying for a VPN then these days had been numbered now for 2 years which government blocking the outbound data once found. Totally agree with protocols, port and networking is something for the clever people to understand not bloggers. C-Milk has three VPNs complete waste of money.

[@michaeljarcher]

Tor is way too slow. I can upload 5-10meg to youtube. respectable speed.

[@sammdu252]

if they're willing to wait a few months until their vid finally got uploaded lol X-D

[@cdavid6437]

Hi guys, So love your videos and follow both your individual channels as well. I live in Northeast Thailand and absolutely love life here. We share so many of the same cultural things. Recently the government in thailand has started to go down the same path as China with regards to the internet sadly. Please continue to broadcast your channels because both of you are making a difference in educating the world to the fabulous things about china that would otherwise not be know. Its good that you stand a middle ground, showing both bad and good. C David

[@brobicho]

Thanks for opening up a New Culture to Me.. since discovering Your Channel i've been watching alot of Videos. Great Production and Very Informative.

[@xRawlins]

LOL @ those "crates" the bikes came in. Are they short on wood up there? Quite a WTF moment...

[@johnhoog8279]

Brian Ashlocke I've received shipments from Russia that looked the same. There was the one item in my office famous for being cushioned with an old window curtain.

[@merinsan]

This is something I am very interested in, because of my plans for the future. As far as I can tell, the government isn't trying to alienate foreigners. They just don't care about them. I'm not sure they fully appreciate the impact this could have on their economy. I don't think it will succeed, because there will always someone who needs a VPN, which then requires an exemption, which then allows for abuse.

[@dl138600]

I was chatting with my friend in WuHan about the local qurantein....She couldn't say much and quickly hung up my WECHAT knowing that all conversation and texts maybe monitored. No one can talk freely in China, even NBA players, Hollywood stars talk in the US, H&M, Nike, Adidas…are now all monitored by China.

[@kwokwailok8524]

if China ban vpn, lots of company will move to Hong Kong, I think.

[@demon2others]

Because China knew Google, Facebook, Instagram, etc. is controlled and used as a spy tool by the NSA. China knew this before Edward Snowden exposed it out....and we've been complaining about China while it was letting the whole world know the truth. Blame the American government for spying against our own American citizen, the world, and including foreign governments such as German chancellor Angela Merkel.

[@tomlee9096]

akira akira China is the original tactician dude

[@tomlee9096]

If they r digital firms mostly yes

[@tomlee9096]

Straight n narrow businesses dun flourish in China the opposite flourishes just tat its done in utmost discretion

[@janetsu5199]

Then, China will block Hong Kong next step.

[@AmericanMcGeeOfficial]

It's getting a bit ridiculous. In the last week I've seen two of my VPN providers vanish from the map. Started using a hardware solution which seems to work great, but it's $100USD per month. Thing is, how does the PRC govt expect this to play out? My girlfriend (Chinese) works for a French fashion label in Shanghai, and everyone needs VPN in order to communicate, plan, research, etc. Tons of other locals I know, working in local businesses - the same. And my game studio, which we ran for 10 years in Shanghai, could not have existed if we'd not had functional VPN. So, yeah, if VPNs are completely blocked... expect to see tons of foreign businesses and expats flee... meanwhile, local companies will suffer as a result of not being able to access their foreign clients, keep up with trends, etc.

[@GeekBoy03]

It's not that hard to get around. Lookup an article titled, "How to easily secure your browsing from your ISP using PuTTy SSH client." It shows you to have a VPN like connection without VPN.

[@stevehou185]

I wonder how much of all this new "clampdowns" has to do with the coming 19th Congress and the political reshuffle in Nov. WIll things reverse course afterwards?

[@kingmatt2563DABEST]

I did not think of that. Perhaps that is the reason.

[@kenbibi7631]

Steve, Xi is preparing for the next movement in China... Yes, reversing course

[@ralphturner3798]

RE: oil in the motorcycles: I would have checked to see if the oil level in the bikes was proper before starting them. I realize it was unlikely that the shippers would have drained the oil [especially since they saved the gas], but you never know...and checking the dipsticks would have been so easy. It never hurts to be safe.

[@DavidIstre]

These are some of my thoughts too - an actual total block on the internet would be more than just blocking the internet, it would send a message that warrants seriously considering whether or not the environment in China is stable for foreigners. But I don't think they will actually go through with it. Still, its worth keeping an eye on.

[@kingmatt2563DABEST]

Dammit I plan on coming here in two years time for a gap year after my BA. I got an ESL and everything! FFS! Looks like i'm going to Vietnam. I hope this is a bluff and a crackdown on smaller VPN services rather than larger VPN services like Express and Nord.

[@chrisWTG]

its happening bro, see you in 'NAM

[@jasons6501]

Nam ? Is this 1968?

[@kickyouinhalf]

DavidRsaid and Rebecca Oglesby I seriously doubt China would want a talentless hack. There are literally thousands of native English speakers in China teaching in all levels. If you're a professional, then you would have no problems finding a job at university or foreign owned and operated institution. I've even known half assed educated white Brits living like celebrities simply because they're white and average looking. That's how easy it is to get an English teaching job in China. It's actually harder for highly educated Chinese or other colored skinned, English native speakers to get a job in China due to optics.

[@spencer5028]

Vietnam is better, and more opportunity. China had its time.

[@macktheripper7454]

kingmatt2563 just set up a private tor bridge 👍

[@Recovering_Californian]

Maybe a 10 mile long Ethernet cable between Hong Kong and Shenzen is in order? :)

[@Laguero]

Believe it or not, that is exactly what Cuba has been doing. Not from Hong Kong obviously :p, but they have ethernet cables connected at the few government approved hot spots and they run through the streets and houses like electrical lines.

[@jasondicioccio880]

When I was there (and I'm curious if you've heard this as well), it was explained to me that the CCP will _usually_ ignore VPNs that make no attempt to market to the Chinese-speaking market. In other words, if they keep their focus on foreigners, don't have a Chinese localized website, etc, then China generally ignores them. Has that been your experience?

[@kathykaura7219]

My friend is getting a visa for Yueqing city, Zhejiang province to be an English teacher and for adventure. She doesn't need anything fancy, but she has been able to communicate with our other friend who has been there for 3 yrs using "WeChat." WeChat is a Chinese app but people in other countries can also download it and freely speak to people in China with it.

[@LymanDuggan]

Edit your videos and burn to dvd and send to a friend to upload to youtube for you.

[@chrisWTG]

lmfao wtf how old r u lyman? civil war ass name lmfao

[@NorthernChev]

@Christov IKR? lol. DVD - He'd be better off putting the Internet packets in a pail and carry them across the border.

[@abigailsockeye1586]

because flash drives would be just too modern

[@sauceboy_5930]

DVD's can ship in a flat package. That's the only advantage. I would wager the Chines would search the USB for data, while oblivious to the flat DVD in a letter.

[@z.mleung2500]

why not just EMAIL?????....

[@fcrazyflood]

I hope you guys don't get forced out, that would be awful. I love your channels and the culture you bring.

[@dilatedvision7014]

Awesome job guys. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you guys for the awesome insight on China as a foreigner

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Yall are so fun!

[@JERRYGOODE]

Hahahahahaha Cmilk love that comment in the end of the video. I also believe we filthy foreigners aren't welcomed here no more.....let's all head for hongkong

[@nickmeistersa123456]

LOL. Uh, you do realize they're ramping up the whole Borg style takeover of Hong Kong, right?

[@user-np9vy1kd9x]

赶紧滚吧

[@nickmeistersa123456]

Have fun getting every cancer known to man from simply breathing the air, drinking the water and eating the food!

[@carlchen3395]

As a Chinese, I feel sad about this vpn shut down. Seems the country is trying to close itself up to the world again, bad sign😞

[@oceannoesmar5120]

Qiyong Chen Poor moron Sad that u lack the ability of thinkin on ur own. Bad for you. Literally

[@carlchen3395]

Oh yea, then what's your thoughts on this?

[@puppy6646]

Kill the masters!

[@oceannoesmar5120]

Qiyong Chen Well I can only say that their aim to split China can definitely achived by making people like u who can only see thing from the surface believe: Oh China is so bad and the way of the gov doing things r so autocratic. But what had they literally done? Just the action of baning KZbin and Instagram makes it so bad that u make u hate ur country so much? lol Don't forget that there's a also huge number of fake news or other heresy on KZbin. Some of them r even made purposely to make those people (like u)who cannot judge right and wrong gain more hate on ur own motherland. And thats what their real purpose is, to split China, to brainwash those who don't have enough ability to think straight. And I think banning VPN literally doesn't that matter to the majority of Chinese. Most people know how to speak and read English? I guess no. So why the hell the the gov cannot ban it?:)) And my thought is, in short, learn how to take things into consideration in a bigger picture, don't act urself like a three-year-old idiot.I

[@carlchen3395]

Ellie Q Hey, first of all, yes I might be over stating the situation that china is trying to close itself up, but I was never in any sense saying that I hated my country. And of course banning KZbin and instagram doesn't matter, who gives a crap. But don't you forget, google is also banned too, and along with it, you know what, google scholar is banned too automatically, now that brings a huge inconvenience to the academic and research community.

[@sumitmukherjee9103]

just landed in Schezen for a few weeks..and thanks for your tips hopefully this will be good trip..good thing i found hotel shangrila uses a HK based IP so i can still access all my rest of the world sites

[@timothyblazer1749]

What most people do not know is that if it is possible to get packets out at all, it is possible to create a VPN. Protocol doesn't matter. method of encryption or encoding doesn't matter. What they can do is attack businesses that provide VPN as a service, and if they are overseas, block them completely. However, a person who has any extra money can get an Amazon EC2 server and setup their own private VPN service, outside the controls of government. To block this method, they would have to totally block all foreign services, period. That is not possible, AFAIK. So, a person with any money and technical expertise can get around this easily. The CCP cannot stop it from happening. They can only stop the ordinary person who doesn't know any of this. Soon, they will be completely done, as Starlink comes online and satellite internet becomes affordable for any lower - middle class person. The writing is on the wall.

[@JohnSolitude]

Hearing all this one can only conclude: a foreigner must be crazy wanting to live in China. I felt this attraction to China too: a very rich cultural history, excellent food, beautiful ladies... but let's face it: Chinese gov is far from foreigner friendly and welcoming and foreign states should simply start to ban doing any business with China to put Chinese gov under pressure. Because despite looking like a modern country in appearance, let's face it: it's a dictatorial regime, there are no elections and the state wants to control what individuals get to see on the net and even make international marriages as hard as possible. I've dated a Chinese lady once, she was great but all these obstacles have made me come to realize a normal relationship was simply out of the question. Congrats to Chinese gov, they've won, but I'm waiting for the time foreign govs crack down on China. I wonder how long Chinese gov would stay in power if foreign govs decide to put an embargo on China. Go ahead, I would applaud.

[@teknologist7914]

Democracy is not about anyone being able to become president but being able to remove someone who abuses the position.

[@jacknordli7630]

You sound like a good commie toady.

[@margaretwilson8736]

John Solitude if we pressure the CCP too much, they make their own political systems. It's a tough line to walk.

[@CatchTheBus]

If you don't like China, stay in your own fucking country. What an arrogant idiot.

[@Nochift138]

@Catch the bus I think that was his point. Or at least visit more friendly countries.

[@johndee1400]

was living in US in the past 4 years and currently back to China, will move to Europe in the next few years, you know the drill...

[@WhittyWhitts]

Yep stay awesome

[@xuefensweden]

You two guys are awesome! Super good!! Thank you for being you.

[@divineangelic2727]

Winston and c milk you are very much like brothers. You bounce off each other perfectly ...conversation and the style is very informative and interesting God Bless.

[@ericng9813]

for upload, it is easy without vpn. Rent a hosting server in data center in hk(cost around 1-200rmb per month), use remote desktop to open a screen on transfer files, visit websites,...

[@lars-akechesburg9911]

eric ng good idea

[@camuscheung7832]

1200 yuan per month is too expensive. rent a vps node on bandwagonhost,it cost you only about 20 dollar per year, install shadowsocks on the sever side and client on your pc or android device. you are good to access youtube.

[@ericng9813]

I mean 100 to 200rmb per month. Use the cheapest config plan for server vm hosting in hk datacenter.

[@jholts6912]

Your welcome in America any time!

[@BartzabelAlgol]

Everyone is! Cause the US is just awesome like that!

[@fantasticgreendervalandher7694]

Im so glad someone talking about that finally, i am so upset for the vpn ban..... i already feel like to back to my hometown, but the horrible ban makes me think about it again.

[@Mkeegs79]

The restriction on the internet is the main reason why I never moved to China. My wife (now separated) wanted me to move to China a long time ago. The internet was the main reason why I didn't. I couldn't even visit video game websites I often frequented when I visited. I knew nothing about VPNs at the time. I go back and forth between wishing I did move to Kunming, China but we both settled in Jacksonville, FL.

[@NaturesNirvanaSpirituality]

I don't know why anyone that didn't have to live in a country constantly threatening and attempting to cut them off from the rest of the 🌎 would. Seems (to me)like a odd life choice is all. I'd be constantly afraid one day the doors are going to SLAM shut and I'll be on the wrong side... I'd rather live in South Korea 🇰🇷 or Japan 🇯🇵 But that's just me.

[@WildRandy]

What if you guys used watermarks that referenced your real KZbin channel ? Then maybe they couldn't steal them?

[@chriswinter5765]

"When in Rome". Hell, here in Perth Australia, they restrict how I use the roads. I can't even do whatever speed I want! It's fkd up!

[@HappyQuailsLC]

This was an important subject and you were wise to consider its significance as a harbinger of things to come.

[@ninjaisamma]

Move to Vietnam. It rocks here, they are welcoming to foreigners, open and free internet.

[@lvjinbin28]

well it seems you don't know Viet is also a communist country,,copied everything from ancient and communism China,,I think you heard of China GFW right??but you don't know Viet GFW =bức tường lửa tre

[@wandererj4437]

Good idea....its a moped heaven

[@ylette]

Information is dangerous.

[@yaiburanakul8505]

To those who stand to lose by people who are smart.

[@paulgianni6218]

Thank you for another informative video. Have you ever tried using the TOR browser and network?

[@tazisayshi]

When i lived in a diplomatic compound in China, i still had access to a slow-broken version of Google that worked, but randomly as certain searches would cause the site to crash.

[@levigoldson]

Winston, as usual, is the logic one.

[@jjsenior11]

I'm currently in the process of applying for jobs in shenzhen, although im worried that if i take a year contract and half way through all contact with home is blocked. Is this a reasonable concern? If so i may just look at taiwan and hong kong instead.

[@TheAlphaguy1]

Jordan James You can tell your family or friends to use wechat to contact you.

[@jjsenior11]

Thanks that works for close friends and family i guess, but not for general keeping touch with most people where facebook is king. Also how could you live without youtube...

[@TheJollyGreenGiant]

There's always the good old fashioned telephone :D

[@TerranTaro]

which will be long distance and cost a huge amount of money to talk.

[@claudstaylor9406]

Network engineer here: You are correct that there is no way to wffectivly block all VPN traffic without essentially breaking the Internet. These kind of statements usually come from hot headed government officials that don't actually understand the technology.

[@Edgeofdavid]

I made a vid on this a month ago. People outside of China dont really get how much of the internet is block. How there is no English spoken or written English. How without a vpn you're forced to use Chinese language websites that you can't translate because Google is blocked.

[@chrischen1178]

An old story is being used again and again but it never happens...

[@mikeyoung5439]

I went back home for chinese New Year no Netflix no Instagram sucks no youtube no ESPN no college basketball . SMH

[@anhong1143]

now no wikipedia and more

[@adukke]

Everytime I've gone to China, the second thing that has been more challenging to me after food is that, the Internet blocking of almost any webpage or social network. I mean, with food you sort of have to accept it since you are going to a completely different country and they have their own cuisine... but at night when you are lying in bed and want to relax and just want to browse the web for some news, to see what is going back home or in the rest in the world in the life of your dear ones thruough Facebook, or want to chill whatching whatever video you search on KZbin... well you JUST CAN'T. Of course, China has achieved to create their copies of everything, their own Amazon, Twitter, eBay, Facebook, KZbin, etc... however is bloody chinese and made for Chinese culture and understanding... so even if you understand chinese you are blocked from the rest of the world. You can not even share your expiriences with the rest of the world, have to wait to come back home to upload pictures of the trip, of my expiriences, etc. I just feel is really anoying... that why I can not stay there more than 2 weeks since I start to get crazy, and once I cross the border to Hong Kong the first thing I do is try to connect to see what is going on in the world.

[@DavidMacchiaW]

Quick tip on packing bikes or sensitive equipment. Bring a couple of rolls of CLEAR packaging plastic wrap. Have the crew wrap a roll in with the equipment for the return trip. It will help stabilize the equipment and protect it a bit if it gets wet. *Make sure to use the clear plastic in case the authorities open the box. If they can see clearly what is being shipped is on the up and up they will be less likely to mess with it.

[@The_Crimson_Fucker]

You can always move to Hong Kong.

[@Xyos212]

It wouldn't break the internet if China did this. They would either have to pressure companies directly like you said, or simply ban all incoming/outgoing traffic from the external IP's these VPN clients use. A VPN doesn't normally use https (port 443), its usually using ports 943 tcp or UDP 1194, but it can vary. That's just for the tunnel though. DNS is re-routed to the VPN IP's I mentioned earlier. THe point is, you still need to make an outgoing connection to some IP out there that your VPN client uses. If China identifies all IP's VPN's use, it could blacklist them and effectively kill VPN in China. It would be a massive undertaking, and these IP's change so it's implausible, but still possible if they wanted it enough.

[@GeekBoy03]

You can use any port you want. All traffic packets are clearly labeled.

[@user-lp2op9uu1w]

As has been said you can select any port for VPN, including 80 and 443. I would guess that the firewall keeps track of the VPN server IP's and blocks any packets going to them, not the ports (Since they do allow some VPNs they cannot ban all VPN packets, which would be possible). I believe Netflix does something similar (Blocking IPs) but in reverse to block access through VPNs.

[@johnyang799]

Xyos212 The end story is not blacklisting but whitelisting. At that point it's like end of the world.

[@LexorTheUber]

Xyos212 I remember when I was in highschool and they tried to block all VPNs, and they had the same problem the Chinese government will: They can't block all the VPNs if they don't know all of them. Even if they somehow managed, someone would just start another one.

[@Xyos212]

Correct. I think if they go through with it it will probably be what John Yang said: They whitelist all sites people can use, and everything else gets blanket blacklisted. :(

[@mattlangstraaat3508]

I bet the great wall was difficult too but it happened.. don't underestimate anyone's thirst for power and control.. love the channel, would hate to see you go

[@J2897Tutorials]

Many people think a "VPN service" is a "VPN", when in fact they are two different things. A true VPN doesn't require a third party company with real-time access to your traffic.

[@laurenwright5609]

Vietnam seems nice.

[@user-zr7ym9ni8z]

im here！vpn is ok！

[@chrisWTG]

welcome baby

[@HalfBreedMix]

Hello Chinese person :-)

[@user-zr7ym9ni8z]

HalfBreedMix hi

[@layslifestyle2265]

东虫 it's currently okay dude

[@gcjas1998]

woa chill people

[@h.gcx.1608]

love your guys videos.

[@snowdog03]

CGTN (CCTV) is on cable here in the states but I highly doubt you can see the PRC doing the same with The VOA.

[@marcbiffi6430]

Move to Vietnam! Motorbikes are allowed and no need of VPN.

[@sverre371]

Any nice place with a good and fast internet connection?

[@ketobob-omb590]

I'm cool with a HK run to upload 👍

[@djh1455]

_coma_, Yes? And he did? He said he'd rather take a run to Hong Kong (where there's no internet restrictions) to upload data that would otherwise be restricted in the China firewall.. DO YOU SPEAK IT??

[@djh1455]

Actually, it's a Pulp Fiction line :) Maybe that was before your time.. Too busy workin on your MLG tagpro videos -_-

[@jamesbelcjer3740]

clearly triggered...

[@frankguan5044]

For the new regulations and restrictions, It's only for the domestic Chinese citizens, as a foreigner there are just so many ways to get the access of VPNs, no even need to mention that foreign mobile data can easily login in foreign sites without being censored.

[@blueisnotgreen7258]

Go to one of the countries listed at the top of one of the freedom indexes!! I would love to hear you guys experiencing the happy culture shock in a place like Denmark or Finland.

[@daw993]

As Chinese, I'm studying abroad now, witch makes me love my country again. Just look the comments under this video. The so-called democracy has only one principle and that is double standard.

[@taiwan153]

Da W So go back.

[@jakemauer4713]

Yeah you were probably typing these troll messages from a communist party funded computer in mainland China. Don't pretend you are defending that place from abroad.... if you ver left you'd know how shitty your country treats its people.

[@woodsywoods1366]

You are definitely one of the CCP crypto comrades trolling anything outside the Golden Shield. Go tell you Leader about your post here and collect your 50 ¥. And while you admire the great work you are doing, register for another TOEFL test, b/c your language skills suck as much as you.

[@stefhuit6909]

After traveling for some time to china and never had problems with my vpn. But my last trip changed it all. I bought a local SIM card. China unicorn. Instead of using my work number what cost a shitload to call and use Internet. When using this china sim card i found a hidden app what was almost directly installed on my phone without knowing. (Samsung) After this all me vpn’s was giving problems? some oke, some not. The app was almost impossible to delete, only after rooting the phone. I found out when checking my bank account and got blocked. (When using my other phone with only WiFi I had no problems at all.) So china have stepped up for watching your phone and all the info what is on your phone. Keep up the nice work man.👍 S.

[@RupertU]

The ban on VPNs is a pain in the arse. Making doing business in China more and more difficult and so effectively reducing inward investment and jobs. This must affect KZbin channels

[@DavidLKraft1]

you guys are so cool !!!!!!thanks

[@andreyvasilyev8547]

Guys! If this really happens and you plan to leave China, try to come to Russia! Specifically to St. Petersburg! It is a great country on the rise, (i currently live here in St. Petersburg). The Russian culture is also very deep historically as is China, the people are much more tolerant to foreigners and i am sure you will find footage here to share for your channels. I recommend getting a visa for (2 years i think?) and then coming here and sharing your experiences and then move on to another country if you do not wish to stay here. There are many Chinese people here too, I see many tourists and people moving here from China too! Reply to this comment if you wish to chat more about what opportunities there are here, as i can share my experience and wisdoms.

[@janaramesh953]

Andrey Vasilyev yeah absolutely true Russians are so friendly.

[@colinripoll3089]

And Putin will jail you if you get too loud or famous for saying anything not PRO Russia

[@SwordsmanRyan]

Andrey Vasilyev you live in a corrupt police state.

[@margaretwilson8736]

I'd recommend Taiwan or Hong Kong... It's a bit less of a cultural shock. For now (we'll see how much the CCP pushes), these are okay places.

[@Satisfiedcompilation]

I think you can pay a visit with your wife in Malaysia. You will find Malaysia is the greatest place to stay especially for expat. China to Malaysia is only 6 hours flight. Many china people here and american in Malaysia too. The most important is easily get greencard in malaysia. You will be much more surprise, in Malaysia have a lots more food selection than in china. You can find high quality coffee western food anywhere in Malaysi and also high quality chinese malay indian nyonya and mixed food. Most beautiful clean beach and have the best sea for surfing. Cost of living in Malaysia is much cheaper than China. You can find any beer shop and wine bar here. Our night market is interesting and food are safe to eat every where even in villages. We have chinese medicine hospital to western hospital. Your wife will surely like to live here. Anywhere, just come here. I am waiting your video see what do you think about Malaysia. the only things you don't like is internet is not as fast as China. Transport and payment is not as convenient as China. Thats it. No racist.

[@__sir7557]

I bet they're racist to a black person.

[@SuperAceguy]

And, Malaysia is much superior than China. GDP per capita (2017) Malaysia 9623$ vs China 8481$ China, India, Indonesia..all the same poor 3rd shithole with overcrowd population.

[@rusplia1088]

比人均卢森堡no.1

[@Satisfiedcompilation]

吾国 没去过。我要去看看

[@Satisfiedcompilation]

吾国 你有微信吗？联络我kkyeoh78

[@comoseabien]

You have such an amazing intro songs.

[@serversupport3523]

The Chinese Ministry of IT has issued this response: "The new regulation issued in January this year won’t affect the domestic and foreign enterprises and the majority of users who legally get access to the internet… The object of the new regulation is those unauthorized enterprises and individuals who haven’t got the licence to use VPNs… As for those foreign trade enterprises and multinational companies who need to get access to cross-border network, they can rent VPNs from those authorized carriers according to the law…"

[@brdfx1926]

5:15 the guy in the Background :D

[@dan7615]

BRDFX | meeh Could be a party minder, lol

[@caiyangwu594]

be careful he is a spy, and work for Chinese gov : p

[@kevinolesik1500]

i've also heard the drinking water from the taps in China is undrinkable , with filth and chemicals in it

[@scottsanett]

There are historical reasons behind it. The Chinese are not used to drinking tap water as they've been boiling hot water long before the common folks in the medieval ages in European countries could afford doing it (and before it became a not-so-common practice). That's why lots of cities in Europe have fountains at city center to boost population growth. Before these fountains existed the common folks died of all kinds of reasons, and many of which can be attributed to water pollution. In China these palatable fountains are not necessary as people boil water before they drink it anyway.

[@adampanda9811]

Love the drum and bass muisc!

[@Gladical]

Those were some terrible boxes. Oo When I heard "box," I thought it was a proper crate, not a frame with more open air than planks.

[@maverickwatchreviews]

Why on Earth would anybody purposely decide to live in China?

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

One main reason is to work and make money and another is they got married and their wife refuses to leave so they must stay with them.

[@yuannons7779]

As a Chinese, i also wanna leave. I love China, but i dont love chinese gov and leaders. they seem to want to be the new "Emperor" for china

[@fingmoron]

yuan nons yea it's sad China has a beautiful history but the over control from the CCP seems to make it hard to live there.

[@lionhusker2809]

yuan nons 真他妈傻逼，别和我一样一来国外以为跳出了墙，结果发现国外墙更高

[@Clara-wg7zo]

看了你这段文字才知道什么叫真正的“洗脑”...

[@lifedecoded9842]

Much love & respect for china from here in the UK. However, I wish your government would burn in hell...

[@yuhongliu6668]

"一出国就爱国"这话只有你去过国外就真正体会到。人们总以为外面的世界更精彩！其实不然，墙里的人想出来，墙外的人想进去。人就是这样总以为有更好的在前面，其实好的一直就在身边却没有发现。

[@stkmedia5293]

I'm curious guys, what about the friendly asian websites, naver, daum, viki, dramafever. Would the chinese gov block korean favorites? Are they blocked now?

[@JoelBergmark]

Same thing happen this year just before I returned to China, and happy to see that my own private vpns back to Sweden works perfectly on China Mobile, Unicom/Telecom.