Want a Chinese IP address? Proton VPN now offers one, unlike most rivals
- Proton VPN has added a China Smart Routing server
- Main use case is connecting to Chinese content and services from abroad
- Proton joins a short list of VPNs offering a (virtual) Chinese IP
Proton VPN has just added one of the hardest server locations in the industry to offer: China.
As of September 3, 2026, Proton VPN offers Smart Routing servers in China, adding a Chinese IP address to a network that already spans well over 140 countries.
It's notable because a genuine China option is something even some of the best VPN services don't provide. Serving up a Chinese IP address is technically and politically fraught, and the list of providers willing to do it is short.
How Proton's new China VPN server works
The new China location isn't a physical VPN server inside the country.
Instead, it uses Proton's Smart Routing technology, which lets the provider offer...
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