China wins Olympic gold medal for Internet censorship during the XXIX Olympiad

Davey Winder
Thursday, 31 July 2008 15:34

Business IT - Networking

He addressed the problem with Falun Gong according to the BBC as being a matter of law. "I think you know that Falun Gong is a cult that has been banned" he says "and we will adhere to our position."

However, when it came to other sites that were not accessible to foreign journalists, Jianchao at first claimed that there were some problems with a lot of sites which made it 'not easy to view them in China."

It was left to Beijing Olympic organising committee spokesman Sun Weide, in a statement posted to the Chinese Government's official web portal, to insist that "Our promise was that journalists would be able to use the Internet for their work during the Olympic Games, so we have given them sufficient access to do that."

Weide continues "Your reporting on the Games will not be affected."

Unless, of course, you happen to want to access one of those 'sensitive' sites for research or background that is. Speculation is apparently rife within the media village as to what response might come from the Chinese authorities if anyone dares do a little free and uncensored reporting on non-sporting matters...