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BBC website 'unblocked in China' BBC website 'unblocked in China'
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People in China are reportedly able to access stories on the BBC News website in full, after years of strict control by the Beijing government.People in China are reportedly able to access stories on the BBC News website in full, after years of strict control by the Beijing government.
Dubbed the great firewall of China, the Communist government routinely blocks foreign news sites such as the BBC.Dubbed the great firewall of China, the Communist government routinely blocks foreign news sites such as the BBC.
But BBC staff working in China now say they are able to access news stories that would have been blocked before.But BBC staff working in China now say they are able to access news stories that would have been blocked before.
The Chinese media website Danwei is also reporting that BBC news output is available to users "without hindrance".The Chinese media website Danwei is also reporting that BBC news output is available to users "without hindrance".
The Beijing authorities had promised to give foreign journalists more freedom in the run-up to this summer's Olympic Games. Beijing has never admitted to blocking access to BBC news stories - and there has been no official confirmation that the website has been unblocked.
But Chinese users trying to access pages on the site have almost always been redirected to an error message telling them: "The connection was reset."
It now appears that this is no longer the case, and access to the site is much easier.
Technology experts say such a development would not be possible without the approval of internet service providers - which are under strict supervision by Beijing.
The Chinese authorities had promised to give foreign journalists more freedom in the run-up to this summer's Olympic Games.
But analysts say that recent outbreaks of unrest in Tibet have made this promise more difficult for Beijing to uphold.But analysts say that recent outbreaks of unrest in Tibet have made this promise more difficult for Beijing to uphold.