You listed two things that are optional plugins and are being aggressively deprecated.
The vast majority of Chinese users who use VPNs aren't technologically savvy and just want to read the NYTimes or watch Netflix. Now any embedded ad or tracker can rat them out[1]. We shouldn't ask them to jump through 15 hoops or deal with the the slowness of Tor. A VPN offers a very good compromise of ease vs. security for casual users.
The vast majority of Chinese users who use VPNs aren't technologically savvy and just want to read the NYTimes or watch Netflix. Now any embedded ad or tracker can rat them out[1]. We shouldn't ask them to jump through 15 hoops or deal with the the slowness of Tor. A VPN offers a very good compromise of ease vs. security for casual users.
[1]: https://webrtchacks.com/dear-ny-times/