Google maps in china "Are they actually blocked"? [closed]

Question

Hi guys im working on a site which has a majority of chinese users. The problem is that it has been reported that google maps is not working for our users in china, because it is blocked.

I have trawled the net looking for a definitive answer but cant seem to find one, does any one know for sure whether it is blocked or not.

When I use a Chinese proxy I cannot reproduce the issue, and I am also not using https for my calls.

//RESOLVED ISSUE// is not blocked however if you are embedding a map the script makes a call to https://maps.google which is blocked hence why maps are not showing.

Thanks for all the help accepted

Answer 1

The website https://en.greatfire.org/ can be used to test URLs from behind the "Great Chinese Firewall".

Connections to maps are patchy at best, and is down most of the time. It is down at the moment too.

There is also a list on the same website here.

Clarification: https://maps.google.com is blocked, but http://maps.google.com isn't.

Answer 2

If its not blocked now, it maybe in the future . To be on the safe side you should avoid using google maps for now