Virtual private network (VPN) services allow users to bypass China’s Great Firewall to access services such as Google and Facebook which are currently blocked. Photo: Shutterstock
Virtual private network (VPN) services allow users to bypass China’s Great Firewall to access services such as Google and Facebook which are currently blocked. Photo: Shutterstock
Economy /  China Economy

China plans to allow foreign investment in VPN services as part of Beijing trial in latest opening up move

  • Currently, China’s Great Firewall blocks access to 135 of the world’s top 1,000 websites, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
  • The United States have previously demanded China to ‘completely open up its internet’

Sidney Leng
Phoebe Zhang and Sidney Leng

Updated: 11:40pm, 16 Aug, 2019

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Virtual private network (VPN) services allow users to bypass China’s Great Firewall to access services such as Google and Facebook which are currently blocked. Photo: Shutterstock
Virtual private network (VPN) services allow users to bypass China’s Great Firewall to access services such as Google and Facebook which are currently blocked. Photo: Shutterstock
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