Partly.
GreatFire: www.linkedin.com often loads; www.linkedin.com/feed is unreliable — 100% of the last 2 conclusive tests showed interference.
LinkedIn sunset the localized social platform in 2021. LinkedIn Help discontinued InCareer, the local jobs app, by 9 August 2023. GreatFire probes are mainland China; Hong Kong and Macau are not that set.
How the options compare
| Option | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel or café Wi-Fi | Mixed | A mainland hotel or café network is the same reachability set GreatFire measures. |
| WeChat signed up at home | Yes | New account — it does not open the LinkedIn feed, InMail, or saved jobs. |
Hotel or café Wi-Fi
- Status
- Mixed
- What to do
- A mainland hotel or café network is the same reachability set GreatFire measures.
WeChat signed up at home
- Status
- Yes
- What to do
- New account — it does not open the LinkedIn feed, InMail, or saved jobs.
Sources for this comparison
Before you fly
Search WeChat in the App Store or Google Play and install only the green icon. Sign Up → Sign up with mobile → your country code → number → SMS code → password.
Start WeChat with a home numberSome new accounts ask a nearby existing user to scan the on-screen QR. Official alternatives are Verify via Payment Card or Verify and Activate Weixin Pay. The assistance QR is a different screen from My QR Code.
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Do this before you fly. LinkedIn InMail, the feed, and saved jobs will not appear in WeChat.
What travelers get wrong
Pitfalls 1
Treating a loaded homepage as a working feed
The assumption was “www.linkedin.com opened, so the feed will load.” GreatFire marks the homepage as connected and the feed as unreliable.
Plan WeChat for people you must reach. A loaded homepage is not a working feed.
Pitfalls 2
Treating WeChat as your LinkedIn network
A WeChat account is not a LinkedIn login.
The assumption was “WeChat is messaging, so my LinkedIn connections and InMail will be there.” They will not. New account, new contacts.
Add the people you need on WeChat before you fly. Recruiter threads stay in LinkedIn.
Frequently asked questions
When did LinkedIn leave mainland China?
LinkedIn’s 14 October 2021 blog: it would sunset the localized version of LinkedIn, which is how people in China accessed the global social platform, later that year, and later launch InJobs without a social feed. LinkedIn Help: InCareer, the local jobs app, was discontinued by 9 August 2023.
Does LinkedIn work in Hong Kong or Macau?
GreatFire’s probes are mainland China. Hong Kong and Macau reach the internet differently from those probes. Wikipedia’s blocked-sites list does not apply to Hong Kong and Macau — that is not a tourist Yes.
Wikipedia lists LinkedIn as blocked — does the homepage still load?
Wikipedia’s blocked-sites list marks linkedin.com blocked from October 2021. GreatFire: as of the last test on 18 July 2026, www.linkedin.com is not blocked. The feed is still unreliable. Do not treat a loaded homepage as a working feed.
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Sources for this page's claims
- GreatFire — Is https://www.linkedin.com blocked in mainland China?
- GreatFire — www.linkedin.com/feed is unreliable in mainland China
- GreatFire — www.linkedin.com/jobs is unreliable in mainland China
- Wikipedia — List of websites blocked in mainland China: LinkedIn October 2021–present
- GreatFire Analyzer FAQ — how tests work; Hong Kong and Macau are not mainland probes
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