Microsoft search tools work in China. Try:
Bing
Microsoft search tools work in China. Try:
Bing
Same at the Xi'an Ritz Carlton, but shhh... they pay a lot for that and it's a definite grey area. Doubt any Beijing or Shanghai hotel could get away with it (or at least I haven't found one yet).
I also second bing. You'll have a choice to "switch to international search" once on the page. It's still not Google, but results are definitely more useful than in "domestic mode".
Keep in mind that Bing in China will filter (censor) some results, due to "local laws".
I always found it funny when Google got a bunch of heat for their Dragonfly project, while Microsoft has been using a censored version of Bing for years and no one says anything...
We find ExpressVPN just as useful in Hong Kong as in China, e.g. for watching UK-only TV programmes on the BBC iPlayer (using a UK server) or Google.com instead of Google.com.hk or Google.co.uk for comparing US and UK mail order prices (using a US server).
Does anyone know a way to VPN back into Chinese Internet? Or I suppose a Mainland SIM card might be the best way?
sougou somehow worked better than bing for me during my last china trip.