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Pourquoi ne puis-je pas accéder à Google, YouTube ou WhatsApp en Chine ?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Tous les services Google, YouTube et WhatsApp ne se chargent pas ou expirent sur tout réseau Wi-Fi ou mobile chinois.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Le Great Firewall bloque Google, YouTube, Meta (WhatsApp/Instagram/Facebook), X, Telegram et la plupart des plateformes occidentales au niveau du réseau pour tous les FAI du continent.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Utilisez un VPN fonctionnel avec un protocole furtif pour créer un tunnel vers l'extérieur, ou passez aux équivalents chinois : Bing pour la recherche, Bilibili pour la vidéo, WeChat pour la messagerie.
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