> I doubt VPNs are illegal in China in general. This is a gray area. While people said that the law is only about illegal physical network gateways, in reality

> I doubt VPNs are illegal in China in general. This is a gray area. While people said that the law is only about illegal physical network gateways, in reality the government did sentence people providing VPN services. I think the point they want to make is that even if this is illegal, the penalty in this case is kind of ridiculous.