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by netheril96 2944 days ago
There are now plenty of VPN apps on iOS App Store China, some of which have literal "VPN" in their names. Many were removed, but then many new are added. For example, I used an App called Wingy to connect to my shadowsocks server, and that app was removed during the purge of VPN apps. But then other Wingy-like apps appear, and I am now using one of them.

I don't know what exactly has happened though. Is Apple defying China's government in secret now? Or are Chinese regulators only concerned with GFW bypass on some special days that has passed?
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jquast 2944 days ago
had to ban all the good vpn apps to make sure users would download the latest ones with all the latest backdoor tech!
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yoz-y 2944 days ago
AFAIK VPNs are not outright banned in China, rather, they have to follow regulation which enables the government to inspect the traffic.
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sb8244 2944 days ago
Is it possible that the intent is kept somewhat secretive and the review teams aren't aware of it? This would lead to new apps being approved but then catch-up happens and they're removed.

I am speculating and somewhat playing devil's advocate. My thought process is that Apple is huge, global, and communication is going to suffer sometimes for it.

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