News, Reviews & Betas which includes large community peer support Reports from Mainland China claim that the Chinese government has blocked the global version of Steam and its associated Community page in the country. That said, the exact issue is currently unknown.
Valve’s presence in China has been an interesting topic, especially in the past few months. Although the global version of its Steam storefront has been available for quite some time, it wasn’t „approved“ by the government per se, which meant that it could be yanked at any time. Just earlier this year, Valve released a government-approved version of the Steam in the country. The client offers a handful of games as it only contains titles that are approved by the Chinese government and adhere to its strict regulations, for example, regarding the display of blood and gambling.
