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Beware when using VPN to breach the GFW. Recently a Chinese netizen had to pay over 1 million yuan (>145K USD) for using VPN [1][2]. Before this incident, only

• bdd8f1df777b 3y ago
  A foreigner won’t be treated in the same way. The Chinese government is cruel to its own people but quite friendly to outsiders.
  • hker 3y ago
    Foreigners need to worry about the new Chinese anti-espionage law instead [1]: at least 17 Japanese nationals have been recently accused of spying in China [2], and a US citizen jailed for life [3]. The German car industry is worried [4]. The law broadens the scope beyond what it originally sought to prohibit – leaks of state secrets and intelligence – to include any “documents, data, materials, or items related to national security and interests.” [1] Beware when bypassing the GFW. [1]: https://theconversation.com/chinas-new-anti-espionage-law-is-sending-a-chill-through-foreign-corporations-and-citizens-alike-212010 https://theconversation.com/chinas-new-anti-espionage-law-is... " China’s new anti-espionage law is sending a chill through foreign corporations and citizens alike" [2]: https://www.dw.com/en/japanese-companies-fear-chinas-draconian-espionage-laws/a-66845635 https://www.dw.com/en/japanese-companies-fear-chinas-draconi... "Japanese companies fear China's draconian espionage laws" [3]: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/china/china-john-leung-mms-spy-accusations-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/china/china-john-leung-mms-sp... " Beijing claims US citizen jailed for life in China was decorated spy who worked undetected for decades" [4]: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/german-car-industry-urges-berlin-address-anti-spy-laws-with-beijing-2023-09-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/german... "German car industry urges Berlin to address anti-spy laws with Beijing"