StrongVPN

If he only had 1 VPN, there's a chance the one that he subscribed to isn't working in China at this time. Out of the 6 VPNs I've tried, only 2 actually work here in China (specifically Sichuan Province, Chengdu). For me, NordVPN, Surfshark, ExpressVPN, AstrillVPN, StrongVPN didn't work. Maybe he got

That's the same for StrongVPN, which works well on my Mac, but fails on iPhone...While for surfshark, it works better on the phone compared to Mac

I’m in NOVA. I’ve used Strong VPN and MLBTV the last few years whenever the Guardians play the Os or the Nats. Has always worked. Usually just pick an IP address in Chicago.