Access to Switch Online service blocked in China

The Switch Online service has launched around the world, but our friends in China are finding out the service actually takes away their options of playing online altogether. Those who signed up for the Switch Online service are unable to get on and play games.
What's going on with the hiccups? Turns out it's related to Nintendo’s voice chat service being hosted on Google servers, which were banned by the Chinese government. There are some custom workarounds that users can try, but as far as an official solution from Nintendo, mum's the word.