npr.org
Mixed
Results vary across npr.org: of 47 URLs tested, 1 is blocked, 15 are disrupted some of the time and 31 load normally. The Great Firewall resets the connection. 1,412 tests have been run under this domain since 2011-03-10, the most recent on 2026-07-30.
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The site itself
http://npr.orgIntermittenthttps://npr.orgIntermittenthttp://www.npr.orgas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.orgIntermittentPages and subdomains (43)
http://npr.org/thisamericanlifeas of 2026Intermittenthttp://npr.org/allthingsconsideredas of 2026Intermittenthttp://pd.npr.orgas of 2025Not blockedhttps://pd.npr.orgas of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.npr.org/podcastsIntermittenthttps://feeds.npr.org/1004/rss.xmlNot blockedhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-wayas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/tags/127994355/chinaIntermittenthttp://www.npr.org/streams/mp3/nprlive24.m3uas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/podcasts/510208/car-talkIntermittenthttp://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/news/newscast.mp3as of 2026Intermittenthttps://www.npr.org/tags/353022853/english-language-learnersas of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130349989as of 2026Not blockedhttps://legacy.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4567252as of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913689551/dream-boy-and-the-poison-fansas of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=512682820as of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=495226796Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165504942/winnie-the-pooh-xi-jinping-china-filmas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2006/01/12/5149667/get-on-the-bus-the-freedom-riders-of-1961as of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093740385/catholic-church-new-jersey-sex-abuse-settlementas of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/17/356938150/white-house-to-appoint-ebola-czaras of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/10/17/356716672/free-speech-in-hong-kong-then-and-nowNot blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2019/06/04/729510958/remembering-tiananmen-square-massacre-30-years-laterNot blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043302348/france-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-report-childrenNot blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2015/03/31/396319000/with-single-stream-recycling-convenience-comes-at-a-costIntermittenthttp://www.npr.org/2014/04/15/301433547/after-25-years-of-amnesia-remembering-a-forgotten-tiananmenBlockedhttps://www.npr.org/2023/03/08/1161859611/the-rhetoric-between-china-and-the-u-s-is-heating-up-againIntermittenthttp://www.npr.org/2014/05/30/317426035/25-years-from-tiananmen-china-strives-to-keep-activists-silentas of 2026Intermittenthttps://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/869309427/phase-iii-vaccine-trials-testing-on-thousands-could-start-in-julyNot blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2020/12/29/951206414/statue-of-lincoln-with-freed-slave-at-his-feet-is-removed-in-bostonNot blockedhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/12/03/248329823/u-s-high-school-students-slide-in-math-reading-scienceas of 2026Intermittenthttps://www.npr.org/2023/11/08/1211314220/virginia-democrats-win-full-control-of-the-state-legislature-ap-reportsas of 2025Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/23/626202281/words-matter-when-talking-about-pain-with-your-doctorNot blockedhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/21/280698489/u-s-official-beijing-preparing-for-short-sharp-war-with-japanas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2020/01/20/796377204/chinese-universities-are-enshrining-communist-party-control-in-their-chartersIntermittenthttps://www.npr.org/2019/08/14/751235912/as-hong-kong-demonstrations-continue-china-is-controlling-what-the-mainland-hearas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/22/798277557/how-does-wuhan-coronavirus-compare-to-mers-sars-and-the-common-coldas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2019/05/31/727846940/30-years-after-tiananmen-protests-the-fight-is-still-going-on-for-chinaas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2019/10/10/768569711/has-the-trade-war-taken-a-bite-out-of-china-s-economy-yes-but-its-complicated?t=1571079111066Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/21/798137962/china-tries-to-control-travel-in-and-out-of-wuhan-to-stem-coronavirus-spreadas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2024/09/07/g-s1-20881/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%85%B1%E4%BA%A7%E5%85%9A-%E8%8D%B7%E5%85%B0-%E7%8E%8B%E9%9D%96%E6%B8%9D-%E6%AC%BA%E8%AF%88Not blockedhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/12/164793058/struggle-for-smarts-how-eastern-and-western-cultures-tackle-learning?utm_source=npr_email_a_friend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20140704&utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_term=Not blockedhttps://www.npr.org/2020/01/20/796377204/chinese-universities-are-enshrining-communist-party-control-in-their-charters?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR0EOj8sbtSAerO1yUVTLERiK5qmrHDfVEaKiXHM8vaW4nilHdwIntermittentAbout npr.org and the Great Firewall
Is npr.org blocked in mainland China?
Results vary across npr.org: of 47 URLs tested, 1 is blocked, 15 are disrupted some of the time and 31 load normally. The Great Firewall resets the connection. 1,412 tests have been run under this domain since 2011-03-10, the most recent on 2026-07-30.
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