Does Surfshark work in China?
As of Jul 22, 2026, Surfshark is partially working in China.
- Status
- degraded
- Confidence
- low
- Last verified
- Jul 22, 2026
- Method
- NoBorders + Camouflage (OpenVPN) work intermittently; install before arrival (site blocked in-country); expect server/protocol fiddling
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 (The freshest dated source (July 2026 guide) rates Surfshark with obfuscation as intermittent after the April 2026 firewall upgrade, matching a multi-year pattern of conflicting user reports; OONI confirms its site is actively interfered with.)