About What Works in China

What Works in China answers one question for people traveling to mainland China: will the apps and services you rely on work there, and what should you set up before you fly?

We track apps, VPNs and eSIMs. Every status shows when it was last checked and what it is based on. See how we rate.

Who runs it

The site is published under the What Works in China name rather than a personal byline. Writing about VPNs carries legal risk for some people with ties to mainland China, and we would rather be judged on the sources we show than on a name.

How it is funded

Through affiliate commissions on some VPN and eSIM links. Commissions never change a status. See the affiliate disclosure.