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Internet in China
This article was written in 2016. Information below may be outdated or inaccurate.
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Using a VPN
Using Tor
Google in China
Internet connection speeds
Other notes

Content: Those browsing in China without a VPN should get used to seeing error pages on a regular basis
While there are workarounds for the GFW (see below), it should be noted that the Chinese government are continually upgrading the GFW in order to make it more and more difficult to circumvent. Censorship is especially stringent during particularly sensitive international media coverage that paints China in a negative light, or during times of upheaval such as the recent Communist party leadership shuffle. Therefore, even if a solution currently works well, it is not guaranteed to work indefinitely. The censorship of the internet in China is not going away any time soon, and in fact the government continues to tighten the noose. In December 2012, new regulations were passed in China that require locals to use their real names whenever signing up for internet or phone-based services (not just for the access itself). The new regulations also permit censors to force service providers to delete pages or posts deemed to be 'illegal information' immediately, and hand over any personal information so that the author can be punished. The exact definition of 'illegal information' is disconcertingly vague, but generally seems to centre around discussion of sensitive issues such as human rights, corrupt government officials, or whatever information the government currently wishes to suppress. Netizens on the Chinese mainland should also be aware that during times of particular political sensitivity, the censorship of Chinese internet becomes even more stringent, and the vast majority of foreign news sites will be blocked entirely (or in the case of many Chinese social networking sites like Weibo, censored even more forcefully than usual). One such period that occurs every year is on the 4th of June (sometimes referred to as the "35th May" due to the fact that even references to the date are censored), which is the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Due to the political significance of this date and the fact that every year so many sites go down for 'maintenance', this date is often sarcastically referred to in China as 'Internet Maintenance Day'.