China's leaders have promised a decisive role for markets in its huge economy, and a litany of economic reforms are underway. But in many areas, the country is still relatively closed off.

Try using Instagram, for example. No snaps allowed!

China banned the photo-sharing platform after pro-democracy protests rocked Hong Kong in 2014.

The social media platform now can't be accessed from anywhere within the so-called Great Firewall of China, a censorship project operated for more than a decade by the Communist Party.