Hi RC, could you please send your log file to me? You can find that by going to Program Data, Avast Software, Avast, Log, then the SecureLine.txt file
I hope this will help us understand why you are having these issues.
To Barmbracks, unfortunately this issue is most likely due to Chinese restrictions on VPN use. But you could also send me your log file and I will pass to our Dev team to take a look.
Thanks