Can't access YouTube on ATV in China

I have been unable to watch any YouTube videos since updating my ATV a few days ago.
At first I thought it was a network problem - but I can download movie and TV trailers without any problems.
Then I thought it was a network problem specific to YouTube, but I am able to browse through the YouTube menus and see all the previews.
Then after reading the posts here tried resetting (many times), and logging into my YouTube account, and logging off, and setting my iTunes Store setting to US, and then to UK and then to other countries all in different combinations but no joy.
All I see when I try to watch a video is the feint YouTube logo and the spinning 'wheel' in the bottom left corner as it tries to buffer the video endlessly.
Does anybody else have this problem? I am in China and I thought that it could be a network block, but I can see YouTube videos on my computer without any problem, and also no problem seeing any Apple served content through iTunes or the main Apple site.
Help!!!

wow, thanks for the stunning insight, socalmac! certainly solved the problem for me. all i had to do was go to the apple tv settings and select "communist dictatorship" for location and works like a charm now! for those of you that don't have this location setting, you're really missing some classic must see dictator tv. top 5 youtube videos include: "mao with jedi lightsaber", "a day at the salon with kim jong-il", "ayatollah in cocktail dress" (yes, its black, but he looks good with the pearls), and "bush comedy hour" (looks to be ripped directly from CNN though). my personal favorite is "deng xioaping dunking in a monkey suit" but if you look closely you will see they censored out the trampoline he was using.

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