Does Mullvad work in China?
As of Jul 22, 2026, Mullvad is partially working in China.
- Status
- degraded
- Confidence
- low
- Last verified
- Jul 22, 2026
- Method
- Plain WireGuard/OpenVPN unusable; Bridge mode (Shadowsocks) works for some, inconsistently; site blocked on Telecom/Unicom, reachable on China Mobile
Verified working in China right now
- Astrill (medium confidence, StealthVPN (TCP mode) required; install and sign up before arrival (website blocked in-country); occasional server switching expected)
What we're seeing
This cell has not been through a verification pass yet. It is queued; we publish sourced statuses only, so until then it stays unverified.
Recent history
- Jul 22, 2026: unverified → degraded (OONI July 2026 shows mullvad.net DNS-blocked on China Telecom and Unicom, and the only fresh usability source relays inconsistent Bridge/Shadowsocks results from users; community background says it works with obfuscation, unreliably.)