Travelling in China is a headache for foreigners, and the Great Firewall is making everything worse 0 implied HN points • 22 Nov 23 🏝 Travel China Tourism Communication Censorship Travelling in China as a foreigner is challenging due to the Great Firewall's restrictions. Foreigners in China face difficulties with payments, communication, and navigating businesses without local apps. Use of VPNs by travelers to bypass China's censorship is becoming increasingly ineffective and frustrating.
How the Great Firewall struggled to keep up with anti-COVID protests 0 implied HN points • 29 Nov 22 Chinese censors faced challenges with anti-COVID protests spreading online The Great Firewall aims to prevent protests by censoring information Growing frustrations due to the pandemic have led to increased activism in China