You just literally supported my point that people talk about it secretly. They talk about VPN anonymously and/or using various terms that are not "VPN" or its M

You just literally supported my point that people talk about it secretly. They talk about VPN anonymously and/or using various terms that are not "VPN" or its Mandarin equivalent. The term you gave as "circumvent the GFW" actually literally means "climb over the wall". Guess which one is illegal. Yes double meaning words are famous in PRC just like in USSR and this basically illustrates what I mean. You need to be in the know, in the circle or bubble to even understand what is talked about > in mainland chatgroups and websites ... no one really bats an eyelid when talking about it Techies talk techie things. There are more non techies than techies. My point is from police's perspective 90% of the people they deal with don't use VPN.