It's extremely annoying being on a layover in China. The censorship in this country is insane: most chat apps are blocked and major search engines such as Google are also blocked.
I couldn't even perform a search to find out what search engines aren't blocked. Most VPN portals are blocked and if you run one that isn't blocked the government has thousands of employees searching for and subsequently blocking those too.
I have to travel through this country on a regular basis and I'm happy it is only for a few hours each time. Sorry there are no images in this post but that is blocked too. I'm happy that the rest of the planet is not like this for the most part.
I have a friend who lives in Saudi Arabia and he has far more internets freedom than this.
Anyhoo, the good news is that steemit, especially when using the Partiko app, isn't hindered at all (for now) so that was great news.
If you aren't using Partiko, it is free and you should be. They are working on a chat extension and that would be great!
Prepare yourself for this if you ever find yourself heading for a layover in China I guess!