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China restricts web access to foreign media | | 2008/07/31 | | Officials in China have reversed a decision to allow unrestricted internet access to foreign journalists during the Beijing Olympic Games.
The move is in direct contradiction to a statement made two weeks ago by the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge who claimed that creating a more open China was a principle reason why the Games were awarded to Beijing.
He told Agence France-Presse: "For the first time foreign media will be able to report freely and publish their work freely in China. There will be no censorship on the internet."
So far, dozens of sites have been blocked to Olympic media including those devoted to Tibetan issues, the Tiananmen Square protests and Amnesty International.
Many Hong Kong newspapers - known for their freedom of expression - have also been gagged.
Speaking anonymously to the BBC, a high-ranking official of the IOC who is not a designated spokesman, said that the committee were aware that Chinese propaganda organisations would continue to screen content that they saw as relevant to public safety and national security. |
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