VPN for China
China's Great Firewall uses DPI and active probing and can block conventional VPN protocols. TukTukVPN uses VLESS+Reality, which mimics real HTTPS traffic, and AmneziaWG, which masks WireGuard, to improve your chances of connecting. We have no servers in China — the nearest cities are Tokyo, Singapore and Los Angeles.
- The GFW uses DPI + active probing, so you need protocols that can disguise themselves — not plain WireGuard/OpenVPN
- VLESS+Reality makes traffic look like ordinary HTTPS browsing, hard for filters to classify
- AmneziaWG hides WireGuard's fingerprint, which is often fingerprinted and blocked
- We have no servers in China — Tokyo/Singapore/Los Angeles are the nearest
- No VPN can guarantee 100% connectivity in China, because the GFW keeps adapting
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Censorship system | Great Firewall (GFW) — DPI, SNI filtering and active probing |
| Commonly blocked services in China | Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X and much of the foreign media |
| Servers in China | None — the nearest cities are Tokyo, Singapore and Los Angeles |
| Recommended protocols for China | VLESS+Reality (counters DPI/active probing), with AmneziaWG as backup |
| Why Reality stands out | It mimics TLS to a real destination, making it hard for DPI to tell apart from normal web traffic |
| Legal status | China only permits state-approved VPNs; using unapproved VPNs sits in a legal grey area |
| Supported protocols | VLESS+Reality, Hysteria2, WireGuard/AmneziaWG (auto-switching) |
| All server cities | Singapore, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Bangkok, London |
| Devices per account | 5 devices (monthly) / 10 devices (yearly and 2-year) |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited on every plan |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card required (50GB, up to 2 devices) |
| Payment methods | PromptPay, credit/debit card, TrueMoney, crypto (via BTCPay) |
| Guarantee | 30-day money-back |
| Logging policy | No-logs stance (our policy — not yet verified by a third party) |
| In-app modes | Gaming / Streaming / Privacy / Access |
Why ordinary VPNs fail in China
China's Great Firewall (GFW) doesn't just block a list of websites. It uses Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) to examine the shape of traffic, and active probing — sending its own requests to suspicious servers to check whether they're proxies or VPNs. The result: protocols with clear fingerprints, like plain WireGuard or OpenVPN, are often detected and blocked.
That's why connecting in China depends on disguising traffic to look like ordinary internet use — not just encrypting it.
How Reality and AmneziaWG help
VLESS+Reality is designed to make traffic look like an HTTPS/TLS connection to a real website, so DPI and active probing struggle to tell it apart from normal browsing — making it the primary choice on heavily filtered networks like China's.
AmneziaWG is a WireGuard variant with added obfuscation that hides the easily fingerprinted handshake of stock WireGuard. It serves as the fallback when Reality runs into trouble — the app switches automatically to find a route that still works.
To say it plainly: no VPN can guarantee 100% connectivity in China, because the GFW constantly adjusts its tactics. Our approach is to maximize your odds with multiple obfuscated protocols — not to overpromise.
Prepare before you travel to China
We recommend signing up and installing the app before entering China, because many download sites may be blocked once you're inside the country. Since we have no servers in China, your traffic will exit at the nearest cities — Tokyo, Singapore or Los Angeles. The free 7-day trial lets you test stability before deciding.
Frequently asked questions
Does TukTukVPN work in China?
Our obfuscated protocols (VLESS+Reality, AmneziaWG) are built specifically for heavily filtered networks like China's, which greatly improves the odds of connecting. But we'll say it straight: no VPN can guarantee 100%, because the GFW keeps changing how it blocks. We recommend testing with the free 7-day trial first.
Do you have servers in China?
No — we don't operate servers in China. The nearest cities in our network are Tokyo, Singapore and Los Angeles, where your traffic will exit.
What should I set up before entering China?
Install the app and log in before you travel, because once you're in China some download sites may be unreachable. After that, let the app pick the obfuscated protocol automatically.
Ready to try it yourself?
Free 7-day trial, no card — 50GB / 2 devices, every protocol included.