China Unblocks the BBC (In English)

An anonymous reader writes in with news that China has unblocked the BBC Web site — the English-language version at any rate. No announcement was made, because China has never acknowledged blocking the BBC for the last decade. The Chinese-language version of the site has been blocked since its inception in 1999. The article speculates that the easing of censorship may be tied to the upcoming Olympic Games.

Re:Unblock

[Anonymous Coward]

huh? I get all my news from Pravda. They're very impartial. Unless you're a capitalist pig dog. Which you aren't, are you comrade?

About Time

[Selfunfocused]

Thank God. China will finally have easy access to Dr. Who.

Re:Poor them

[sakdoctor]

Upon first witnessing the glory and splendour of unfiltered media, they casually, whimsically, decided to destroy it, remarking, "It'll have to go".

Submit to the authorities!

[Pharmboy]

I love the tag at the bottom of the article:

Are you in China? What is your reaction to this story? Is this your first time reading the BBC News website?

Followed by a block to enter your name, address and phone number. Yea right, that's a good idea, log on with your real info and complain about how your government censors you....and leave your contact info.

Re:About Time

[bigjarom]

Thank God. China will finally have easy access to Dr. Who.

Why do you think they blocked it in the first place?

I am posting from China

[Bobb Sledd]

I am posting my comment from China right now, and I can tell you that [xxxxx] [xx] [xx] [xxxx] and [xxxxxxx] [xx] [xxxx] BBC [xx] [xxxx] so that [xx] [xxx] [xxxx] [xx] [xx] [xxxxx] Chinese government. What I can't figure out is, why is this the only article on Slashdot today? Slow news day? Hmm.

Re:Submit to the authorities!

[evil agent]

Yea right, that's a good idea, log on with your real info and complain about how your government censors you....and leave your contact info.

Or the contact info of someone you don't like.

ironic...

[alewar]

I tried to watch a couple of shows online from the BBC website but I wasn't allow because I don't live in the UK, I was blocked by the BBC itself.

Re:USA is a police state, China is free.

[brkello]

Thanks for the laugh. You are confusing freedom with people being impressed with a (relatively) large penis.

Re:regarding the olympics

[Anonymous Coward]

apparently, China has mod points