Apart from petitioning the CCP, there is nothing much you can do apart from doing what it says here and hoping it will work. https://nordvpn.com/blog/vpn-for-china/
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25 helpful votes I read Yarramar's link and it looks like not a love there. Even though the Nord employee moderator , keeps stating that it can work , if you follow a bunch of steps , everyone of the posts I read stated clearly that it just does not work.
Can you make a new email account on a service that the Great Fire Wall does not block and forward your emails there.
Remember Big Brother will be reading all your emails, so take care what you send and have sent.
Most internet blogs say express & nord are good, even this one which may be more useful than any of the others in resolving your problem. https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/vpns-still-work-china/amp
