{"id":291,"date":"2019-08-19T11:02:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T05:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/?post_type=news&#038;p=291"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:18:07","slug":"china-vpn-use-may-finally-be-getting-easier","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/news\/china-vpn-use-may-finally-be-getting-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"China VPN use may finally be getting easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/China-VPN-use-may-finally-be-getting-easier-HostNamaste-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"China VPN use may finally be getting easier - HostNamaste\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/China-VPN-use-may-finally-be-getting-easier-HostNamaste-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/China-VPN-use-may-finally-be-getting-easier-HostNamaste-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/China-VPN-use-may-finally-be-getting-easier-HostNamaste-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/China-VPN-use-may-finally-be-getting-easier-HostNamaste.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #5dae26; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">China VPN use may finally be getting easier &#8211; HostNamaste<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">China may finally be softening its stance on\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourlasthost.com\/blog\/openvz-vs-kvm-vps-difference\/\" data-track-type=\"click\" data-index=\"1\" data-component=\"Inline links\" data-count=\"7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPN services<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, reports have claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">The city of Beijing has unveiled its plans to allow overseas firms to invest in VPN services within a trial zone by the end of the year as part of China&#8217;s ongoing efforts to attract foreign investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-widget\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-widget-id=\"4408195097285285400\" data-result=\"rendered\"><\/aside>\n<div id=\"ultimedia_wrapper\">\n<div id=\"um_ultimedia_wrapper_wrap_widget_default\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Foreign investors will soon be allowed to invest in VPN services though foreign ownership in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourlasthost.com\/blog\/set-up-a-vpn-server-in-5-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPN providers<\/a><\/strong><\/span> will be capped at 50 percent according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">The new policy is part of a three-year plan by the Beijing Municipal Government to open up the service sector after the city&#8217;s economy slowed to 6.3 percent during the first half of 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">China&#8217;s\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Firewall\" data-track-type=\"click\" data-index=\"5\" data-component=\"Inline links\" data-count=\"7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Firewall<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0currently blocks access to 135 of the world&#8217;s top 1,000 websites and foreign firms must rely on VPN services to get around the country&#8217;s restrictions in order to do business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">According to the municipal government, online games as well as video and audio programs will also welcome foreign investment but they will be required to meet Chinese data security standards. However, foreign investment in online news, publishing, audio and video is still technically banned in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">By opening up investment in VPN services to foreign firms, China may finally be softening its historically hard stance on VPN usage within its borders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/china-may-be-finally-softening-its-vpn-stance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ultimedia_wrapper\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China may finally be softening its stance on&nbsp;VPN services, reports have claimed. 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