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0 pointspantalaimon2y ago0 comments

I think China doesn’t care if foreigners use a VPN, it’s their own people they want to keep under control.

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balder19912y ago

I keep contact with a girl in China and from her reports using VPNs is kinda common for young people with college education. She would do it sometimes to access YouTube, and would laugh it off when I would say she should be careful doing such things.

I suppose for the government, as long as it isn’t the majority of people doing something that would cause trouble, it isn’t worth tracking down all things, as expected.

mrguyorama2y ago

This is intentional; "Oh it's not authoritarian/bad, people use VPNs all the time and get away with it".

Except for that muslim chick another commenter pointed out, or anyone else the party decides is undesirable.

mannerheim2y ago

Just be prepared to spend a year or two in prison if relations between your country and China worsen and they need a hostage.

mushbino2y ago

Like the executive from Huawei who was imprisoned in Canada

LorenPechtel2y ago

s/Huawei/Chinese State Security/

She was a spy--look at how intense their reaction was.

Unfortunately, they tend to grab innocents to exchange for captured spies. However, they're going to go for big fish, not little ones. As an average joe I'm not concerned about being held for a spy swap, but if I were a highly placed executive there's no way I would set foot in China.

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