These days, there are various ways to unblock restricted sites where ever you are. However, it becomes difficult when you are in a country like China, where Internet censorship is very strict. Therefore, it is very important that you understand each method before you even try them. From there, you can easily choose the best way to unblock sites in China.

Why you Can’t Access Gmail in China?

China has undoubtedly the most strict internet security in the whole world, and the citizens of China do have to pay for it with being informed with news and affairs only of China and to be completely out of any connection with the rest of the world. And China is one of those countries in the whole world which is most affluent in terms of technology, internet security as well as physical security, so it is very much expected that the security on the internet in China would be one of the strictest ones in the whole world. And they do live up to this expectation with their firewall which is also known as the Great Firewall of China, which is undoubtedly the strictest firewall in the whole world.

But having an email account is such a thing which is mandatory for every person in today’s world, and Google’s Gmail is one of the best service providers when it comes for one to set up their email account. But unfortunately, even Gmail is blocked in China. As much sorrow that brings to the people of China, it also brings more inconvenience because email is needed in every aspect of life from work to having a social media account. Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on April 4, 2017 6:40 am and last modified on April 5, 2017 7:07 am.

Does Google work in China? Can you use Google photos in China? How to get access to Google in Mainland China? It seems you can not access Google when you are in China, why? Do they have Google in China? I am so frustrating and just want to know how to access Google in China, it is my favorite search engine. Do you know how to use it when you are abroad as a tourist? Is there a best way to access Google and use it well in China? Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 31, 2017 6:21 am and last modified on February 11, 2020 4:51 pm.

Can I watch YouTube in China? Is YouTube available in China? If not, how to watch YouTube videos in China? How to access YouTube in China without any problem? You will get the answers here. I can’t use and log into my YouTube account now in China. I don’t know what happens to my YouTube account. The network connection works well on my smartphone, but YouTube can’t be open. Besides, many websites are also not available or said ‘This page can’t be displayed’. I guess YouTube is not available in China. Before going to China, my friends prompted my purchasing a VPN tool first, but I forgot it at that time. Now I don’t know what to do, because other apps like Facebook and WhatsApp are not available. I can’t contact my friends back. It seems I encounter a big problem. What exactly is the solution to solve the problem?
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Published by Tony Shepherd on March 30, 2017 4:41 am and last modified on February 11, 2020 4:56 pm.

Can you check Gmail in China? Does Gmail work in China? I am currently in mainland China and want to access Gmail in China but it is not allowed. I don’t know how to access Gmail in China successfully to send and receive emails, is there an effective way? This is urgent problem as i need to log in my Gmail account for Gmail account was one of top most email used for linking many websites and i need to access Gmail account for further work, otherwise, I can not carry out my work! When I try to access the Gmail service with my web browser, it says “This site can’t be reached” all the time. Both my PC and internet connection are working well. What is going on? How can I solve this problem? I am now in China attending an international meeting. I have to access Gmail in China to get in touch with the company in USA so that I can send or receive emails from them. Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 29, 2017 4:56 am and last modified on February 11, 2020 5:00 pm.

I used to read Wall Street Journal every day, and now I need to live in China because of work. The problem is that I can’t access Wall Street Journal in China, how do I do?

Wall Street Journal Description

WSJ. is The Wall Street Journal’s luxury lifestyle magazine. Its coverage spans art, fashion, entertainment, design, food, architecture, travel and more. And launched as a quarterly in 2008, the magazine grew to 12 issues a year for 2014. The magazine is distributed within the U.S. Weekend Edition of The Wall Street Journal newspaper, the European and Asian editions, and is available on WSJ.com. Each issue is also available throughout the month in The Wall Street Journal’s iPad app. You will encounter the problem like the following pictures show: Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 28, 2017 5:17 am and last modified on February 11, 2020 5:06 pm.

Is Facebook allowed in China? Can tourists use Facebook in mainland China? Facebook is so popular and useful, but it can’t be accessed and used in China. How to access Facebook in China? When I tried to log into the web account, it prompted that “This Website is not available now”. I checked my network connection, and actually everything worked well. But why I can’t access and use Facebook now. I asked some friends in China about this issue, they told me Facebook can’t be used in China due to the net censorship of China. I have to use a VPN tool to bypass the Great Firewall, and then access Facebook successfully. I have not used a VPN tool before, and don’t know where I can get one. And it seems I can’t download this kind of VPN app also. I hope someone could help me with this problem, or it will be very boring if I can’t access these apps Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp. I can’t even contact my other friends in America. Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 27, 2017 5:33 am and last modified on February 11, 2020 5:14 pm.

Hi, Instagram is the service I use to stay in touch with my friends, families and relatives wherever I travel or just stay in US. But I am now in China on a business trip for about 4 months. I have a problem of failing to access Instagram. Both my computer and internet connection are working well. And my Instagram account is good. I have confirmed this by asking my friend help test in USA. However, no matter how many times I tried, there is the same notification “The instagram page isn’t working”. What is going on? How to solve this problem, can you guys please help me?! Thanks a lot.

Know More About Instagram And Its Being Blocked in China

China is the leading nation in production of technological goods for the whole world. But in the internal matters, China has been known to restrict the citizens from using very popular Social media sites like Facebook, Youtube, and even the very popular image sharing site of Instagram. This hindrance is colloquially termed as the Great Firewall of China.
Instagram is one of the most used sites for sharing photos and is being daily used approximately by 400 million people. Instagram is used to oomph up many businesses, and the aesthetic values of photography are sky-rocketing. In this age, the residents of China may feel a little left out in the game of sharing the life on Instagram. But there is definitely a way out.
The people may unblock Instagram by using a VPN platform, which is rather commonly known as Proxy websites. VPN stands for virtual private network. Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 26, 2017 1:21 pm and last modified on October 9, 2018 9:24 am.

Is Telegram App blocked in China? Can we access Telegram App in mainland China? I usually use Telegram to send message and voice video to my friends and families. Telegram app is a kind of messaging app like Snapchat. But I prefer Telegram app. Now I just travel with my friends to China. All our Telegram apps do not work. It is so weird. We also try to use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other websites, but we can’t access any of them. But there is WiFi signal connecting on our devices. How to Access Telegram App in China? Later we ask a Chinese friend, and she tells us that we need a VPN tool, or we will not be able to access these important and popular messaging app in China as Telegram app and other foreign well-known social networking apps are censored by the internet restriction in mainland China. Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 25, 2017 3:51 am and last modified on February 11, 2020 5:18 pm.

My grandpa is used to reading latest news from New York Times, and he also installed NYTimes – Latest News app into his tablet. He said it’s very convenient to use this app to read latest and breaking news every day whenever and wherever. However, recently he visited China with some of his friends and complained that he can’t read news as NYTimes app doesn’t work. New York Times should be prohibited to access in China. So how can my grandpa access New York Times in China? Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 24, 2017 9:50 am and last modified on February 11, 2020 5:21 pm.

I come to China for a journey with my daughter and right now I want to upload and share some of my interesting personal photos on Flickr, but I can’t access Flickr. Flickr is usually used by me to store and share interesting and meaningful pictures and images. It is convenient to use it as you can access it as long as your device connect with internet network. But now, our device is connecting with WiFi, but Flickr does not work and we don’t do anything with it at all. Some websites and apps also are frozen there. Nothing helps. Why I can’t use Flickr app in China? How to access Flickr in China? Read the rest of this post »

Published by Tony Shepherd on March 23, 2017 3:22 am and last modified on June 11, 2024 11:18 am.