UCAS Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies issues statement characterizing foreign SIM card roaming and VPN connectivity as illegal

On October 10, the School of Intelligence at the Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) issued a statement warning that using foreign SIM cards for roaming or accessing restricted websites via VPN constitutes illegal internet connectivity that bypasses regulation.

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2026-10-12 12:09 · 10月10日，国科大杭州高等研究院智能学院发文称，使用境外SIM卡、漫游服务访问受限网站及用VPN查文献等行为，本质上仍属于绕过监管的非法联网。

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Sayings · 2026-10-12 12:01 On October 10, the School of Intelligence of the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, stated that using overseas SIM cards, roaming services to access restricted websites, and using a VPN to look up literature are essentially still illegal internet access that bypasses regulation.

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