SIM cards, eSIM and internet in China

Mobile carriers

Key facts

• Tourist SIM: Airport counters sell local SIMs with passport registration; a roaming SIM or travel eSIM bought abroad is simpler and avoids blocked sites.
• eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
• Blocked services: Google (Search, Gmail, Maps), WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X, ChatGPT and many foreign news sites are blocked. VPNs are unauthorized but widely used; install one before arrival. Roaming SIMs and travel eSIMs usually bypass the blocks.

Internet & coworking by place

• BeijingInternet & coworking
• ShanghaiInternet & coworking
• Xi'anInternet & coworking
• ChengduInternet & coworking
• GuilinInternet & coworking
• ChongqingInternet & coworking
• ShenzhenInternet & coworking
• GuangzhouInternet & coworking
• HangzhouInternet & coworking
• ZhangjiajieInternet & coworking
• YangshuoInternet & coworking
• LijiangInternet & coworking
• SuzhouInternet & coworking
• HarbinInternet & coworking
• SanyaInternet & coworking
• XiamenInternet & coworking