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As of 2026-02-23, the dominant consumer GFW circumvention stack for mainland Chinese users is: Clash Verge Rev on Windows/macOS, Clash Meta for Android, and Shadowrocket (requiring a non-mainland Apple ID) on iOS — all configured via subscription URLs purchased from commercial 'airport' (机场) proxy services starting at ¥2/month.

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Implications

Circumvention tools targeting mainland China should support subscription-URL import (Clash-compatible YAML/JSON format) as a first-class onboarding path, since this is the primary distribution mechanism users already understand.
iOS distribution requires non-mainland App Store access; tool designers must provide a foreign App Store distribution path or web-based install to reach iOS users without shared Apple ID workarounds.