Also a lot of people don't mention that VPN doesn't really work in China anymore, at least all those commercial VPNs you seen on YouTube/influencers (Nord etc). Technically Chinese netizens use more advanced technology that blends your foreign traffic to normal internet sessions.
Ok one more thing. Applying for the instant Shenzhen-only visa on the spot was not difficult or nerve wracking at all. If anything, I got more stressed each time seeing if my AliPay transaction would go through. (And even setting that up was not particularly hard)
Cat, not dog, City.
(Also, this probably will be the only World Cup themed photo from/by me. No, I am NOT watching any of the games. All I want is for no Arsenal players to pick up injuries over the course of the tournament!!)