Does Private Internet Access work in China?
As of Jul 22, 2026, Private Internet Access is blocked in China.
- Status
- blocked
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- Jul 22, 2026
- Method
- Vendor lists China as a region where its VPN traffic is blocked; website DNS-poisoned on major ISPs; no China obfuscation mode
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 → blocked (PIA itself admits China blocks its VPN traffic, OONI July 2026 confirms DNS blocking of its website on four major Chinese networks, and community consensus has been negative for years with no fresh working reports.)