Can you open http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2007/09/great-firewall-of-china-more-like-chain-link-fence from mainland China?
Sometimes.
No recent testsVerdict from 2026-05-26 · 3 mo ago
As of the last test on 2026-05-26 — 3 mo ago — it was partly disrupted in mainland China. We haven't tested it since, so this may have changed.
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