diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tencent.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tencent.py
index 44cd19600..61f300fa4 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tencent.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tencent.py
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ def _extract_video_formats_and_subtitles(self, api_response, video_id):
 
         formats, subtitles = [], {}
         for video_format in video_response['ul']['ui']:
-            if video_format.get('hls'):
+            if video_format.get('hls') or determine_ext(video_format['url']) == 'm3u8':
                 fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
-                    video_format['url'] + video_format['hls']['pt'], video_id, 'mp4', fatal=False)
+                    video_format['url'] + traverse_obj(video_format, ('hls', 'pt'), default=''),
+                    video_id, 'mp4', fatal=False)
                 for f in fmts:
                     f.update({'width': video_width, 'height': video_height})
 
@@ -187,6 +188,10 @@ class VQQVideoIE(VQQBaseIE):
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://[^?#]+s0043cwsgj0',
             'series': '青年理工工作者生活研究所',
         },
+    }, {
+        # Geo-restricted to China
+        'url': 'https://v.qq.com/x/cover/mcv8hkc8zk8lnov/x0036x5qqsr.html',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):