China allows access to English Wikipedia

**MIG-31** · Apr 5, 2008, 12:05 PM

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities appeared to have lifted a block on the English-language version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but politically sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are still off limits.

Internet users in Beijing and Shanghai confirmed on Saturday that they could access the English-language version of one of the world's most popular websites, but the Chinese language version was still restricted.
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Source: Reuters

Iria · Apr 5, 2008, 09:57 PM

That is hard to believe. I wonder if this will last past the Olympics ...

BlueMak · Apr 5, 2008, 10:02 PM

I doubt it will last past the month.

Iria · Apr 5, 2008, 10:08 PM

Yah, well, it's either a mistake or a PR move for the Olympics.

Apr 5, 2008, 12:05 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,743 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	China allows access to English Wikipedia HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities appeared to have lifted a block on the English-language version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but politically sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are still off limits. Internet users in Beijing and Shanghai confirmed on Saturday that they could access the English-language version of one of the world's most popular websites, but the Chinese language version was still restricted. ____________ Source: Reuters __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Apr 5, 2008, 10:02 PM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,242 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	I doubt it will last past the month. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Apr 5, 2008, 09:57 PM	#2
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	That is hard to believe. I wonder if this will last past the Olympics ...

Apr 5, 2008, 10:08 PM	#4
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Yah, well, it's either a mistake or a PR move for the Olympics.