Free Telegram Proxy for China

The history of Telegram restrictions in China

Telegram has been fully blocked by the Great Firewall of China (GFW) since 2015. The block is implemented through a combination of IP blackholing of Telegram CDN ranges, SNI-based reset injection, and active probing of any server that completes a TLS handshake to an unknown destination. SOCKS5 and Shadowsocks proxies are typically detected and blocked within hours to days; older MTProto v1 secrets are also reliably detected. The current state of the art is MTProto 2.0 with the "ee" Fake-TLS prefix, which mimics a normal TLS 1.3 handshake closely enough to pass GFW fingerprinting in most regions. TGFast deploys exclusively this configuration and has held a stable presence on China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile through multiple GFW upgrade cycles in 2024 and 2025.

Why Telegram is hard to use in China

• Telegram has been GFW-blocked in mainland China since 2015.
• GFW uses active probing — even successful connections can be retroactively blocked.
• Many SOCKS5 and Shadowsocks proxies are detected within 24 hours.
• VPN apps are removed from Apple's China App Store and require sideloading.
• Cross-border latency is high; poor server choice destroys performance.

For mainland users the practical reality is that any service that does not invest in continual obfuscation upgrades will be blocked within days. TGFast's edge in China comes from running edge nodes in Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong — geographically close enough to keep latency acceptable while sitting outside the direct reach of GFW IP-list updates — and from refreshing Fake-TLS handshake parameters on a continuous basis as the GFW evolves.

How China ISPs actually block Telegram (technical breakdown)

Local carriers use a layered set of techniques to interfere with Telegram traffic. Understanding which technique is in play matters because each one calls for a different counter-measure on the proxy side.

1. IP-list blackholing. The simplest layer — Telegram CDN IP ranges are advertised as null routes inside the carrier network, so packets to those addresses never leave the ISP. Defeated by routing traffic through a proxy whose IP is not yet on the list.
2. SNI inspection. The TLS Server Name Indication is read in cleartext during the handshake; any session whose SNI mentions telegram.org or known proxy domains is RST'd mid-handshake. TGFast Fake-TLS rotates SNI values that mimic high-traffic CDNs, so SNI filtering does not catch us.
3. Protocol fingerprinting. Carrier deep-packet-inspection looks for the distinctive byte patterns of MTProto v1 obfuscation. TGFast servers run MTProto 2.0 with the modern "ee" Fake-TLS prefix, which has a TLS-1.3-shaped handshake and no detectable static bytes.
4. Active probing. Suspect IPs receive synthetic connections from the carrier; if the server responds in a way that confirms it is a proxy, the IP is added to a blocklist. TGFast servers respond identically to a generic HTTPS endpoint when probed without the correct secret, so the probe gathers no positive signal.
5. Throttling and packet loss. Even without an explicit block, some ISPs introduce 5–15% artificial loss on flows tagged as Telegram-like, which destroys voice quality. Routing through TGFast's transit provider sidesteps the tagged path entirely.

Why TGFast works in China when others don't

• TGFast uses MTProto with "ee" Fake-TLS obfuscation that GFW cannot easily fingerprint.
• Servers in Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong keep latency under 80 ms from mainland China.
• No installation needed — works directly inside the official Telegram app.
• No payment, no signup, no Chinese phone number.
• Updated continuously when GFW operators adapt their blocking.

The architectural choices behind TGFast — Fake-TLS obfuscation, frequent IP rotation, transit through European carriers that are not directly peered with the restricted ISP, and continuous monitoring from inside China — combine to keep the service available even on days when general-purpose VPN tools are reporting outages. Because no single one of these layers is enough on its own, services that rely on only one of them tend to fail intermittently. TGFast's edge comes from layering them together and reacting in minutes rather than hours when one layer comes under pressure.

Tested ISPs in China

TGFast is monitored daily on the following China carriers. Status as of May 2026: working on every listed carrier.

• China Telecom
• China Unicom
• China Mobile
• CERNET

Each carrier deploys slightly different filtering rules and transit policies, which means an entry node that works perfectly on one mobile network may be slower on another. TGFast routes around per-carrier quirks by maintaining a global ingress fleet; if you ever experience slower-than-expected performance on a specific carrier in China, simply tap a different card before assuming the network is at fault. The cards above are sorted by typical regional performance.

Real-world performance from China (latest measurements)

Numbers are 30-day medians measured from probes inside China on residential connections. Real-world figures depend on time of day, your specific carrier, and current congestion.

Cities where users are connecting from

Real users connect to TGFast every minute from across China — including:

Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Hangzhou Wuhan Xi'an

Step-by-step setup in China

1. Pick any card above — we recommend the top result for most China users on the first attempt.
2. Tap Connect Now. Telegram will open automatically with a confirmation prompt.
3. Tap Enable Proxy when Telegram asks. The proxy appears under Settings → Data and Storage → Proxy.
4. Send a test message or open a busy channel to confirm media downloads work at full speed.
5. Done. Telegram is now flowing through TGFast — fast, encrypted and unblockable in China.

Troubleshooting connections from China

• One card is slow but the others are fine? Switch — every card carries identical traffic, and per-carrier routing differences are common.
• "Unable to connect" inside Telegram? Confirm that the secret was pasted in full (it is 33 characters and starts with dd or ee). One missing character will fail every time.
• Voice calls cut out after a few seconds? Try a different card from the same country — some entry points are tuned for sustained bandwidth, others for low-latency chat.
• Worked yesterday, not today? An IP rotation is in progress — open the channel @FastTGProxyMT for the current addresses, which will be back online within minutes.
• App crashes on connect? Update Telegram to the latest version; pre-2024 builds shipped a buggy MTProto handler that has been fixed upstream.

Legal context for users in China

Use of unauthorised circumvention tools is restricted under the 2017 Cybersecurity Law in mainland China, although enforcement against individual users has historically been rare and focused on commercial sellers. TGFast is offered free of charge from outside the People's Republic of China. This is general information and not legal advice; users in mainland China should evaluate their own risk before relying on TGFast in any organisational context.

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