The REVERSE Great Firewall
Most of us are aware of what is known as the Great Firewall of China. Access to Western sites such as Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Google, InstaGram, etc. - see Wikipedia for a full list at Websites blocked in mainland China. The Great Firewall does not apply in Hong Kong or Macau, which are out of reach of Mainland censors.
Even the CCP news outlets reference and use Google, Facebook, and YouTube features on their websites in ways that many Westerners think are 'illegal'.
Steemit and associated websites are NOT blocked by the Great Firewall
But there is plenty of free content available to Mainland residents which is NOT available outside of China.
To get around these restrictions, you will need a VPN INSIDE China. While VPN servers in China are increasingly falling under heavy restrictions, it is still possible to find VPN servers for use from OUTSIDE China to access content INSIDE China which is often available FREE to Mainland Netizens.
from the South China Morning Post - getting around the REVERSE Great Firewall
The two apps mentioned in the article are Transocks and N2ping.
NOTE: The following content is quoted from and similar content is available at http://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/2115278/these-apps-put-users-behind-chinas-internet-firewall-even-millions
These apps put users behind China’s internet firewall, even as millions of Chinese want to get out
However, a number of developers saw a business opportunity and have launched apps to help overseas users obtain a mainland IP address, using similar technology that VPN apps adopt to help mainland residents obtain a foreign IP to get around the Great Firewall.. . .
“I am a soccer fan, but Hong Kong television stations charge a lot of money for the package. It is completely different from the mainland where TV stations and their apps always broadcast these programmes free of charge. So I have been searching for ways to ‘return to the mainland’ for the free and most up-to-date programmes,” Ma told the South China Morning Post.
In recent years, mobile apps in China have also bought broadcast rights to popular sports games to broaden their user base. Tencent Video, the mobile video-platform backed by Shenzhen-based technology giant Tencent, bought mainland Chinese online broadcasting rights for the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as several popular European Football Leagues.
NOTE: The above content is quoted from and similar content is available at http://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/2115278/these-apps-put-users-behind-chinas-internet-firewall-even-millions
From the 'Google is your friend' dept., try https://www.google.com/search?q=vpn+host+in+china&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b or Google 'vpn host in China'
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