Connecting to Zoom from Mainland China
Students in Mainland China are recommended to download the Chinese-native Zoom client for connecting to Columbia's Zoom sessions: https://zoom.com.cn/download. This has been tested and the following features and restrictions have been confirmed.
Chinese-native Zoom features
- Audio (can hear and share own audio)
- Video (can see and share own video)
- Chat
- Polling
Chinese-native Zoom restriction
- You can only join existing Zoom sessions that others have created. You cannot schedule your own Zoom session.