Is your website being blocked by the Great Firewall of China (防火长城)?
The Great Firewall of China is a censorship and surveillance project operated by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in China.

How can you test if your site is fully accessible in China?
Here at Market Me China, we use WebSitePulse to test for accessibility behind the Great Firewall of China. Using this system you can not only test if your site is viewable in China but also in which cities as well as you may find that your site can be accessed in one city but not another!

With a simple status result of ‘OK’ or ‘Failed to connect’, you can learn if Chinese internet users can view your site or not.

Let’s do some tests.

1. Facebook

We selected Shanghai, China to test Facebook’s website, find out the test results below.

As we all know, Facebook is banned in China. There is no doubt the Status is “Failed to connect”.

2. Twitter

Twitter is blocked by the Great Firewall of China as well. We selected Shanghai to test Twitter’s website, therefore the Status is “Failed to connect”.

3. YouTube

We selected Beijing and Guangzhou to test YouTube’s website, the test results are exactly the same, see below.

4. Market Me China

Now it is time to test our own website, we will be proud to say we are accessible through the Great Firewall of China.

5. Your website

Click here to test your website, just simply enter your website’s URL.

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