Does Proton VPN work in China?
As of Jul 22, 2026, Proton VPN is partially working in China.
- Status
- degraded
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- Jul 22, 2026
- Method
- Stealth protocol + Alternative Routing required, installed before arrival; roughly 3 in 10 connection attempts succeed per July 2026 testing; use nearby servers (JP/HK/SG)
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 ISP-dependent DNS blocking of protonvpn.com and July 2026 on-the-ground testing reports about 3 in 10 connections succeeding with Stealth plus Alternative Routing.)