Chinese lift bar on Wikipedia - but only in English

The Chinese authorities appear to have lifted the block imposed a year ago on the English-language version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. But the Chinese version remains behind an official firewall. The Paris-based watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, said in a statement: "Unblocking just the English-language content is a hypocritical move. The government hopes thereby to appease its critics abroad while continuing to censor the information available to its own population." Wikipedia's content is written, rewritten and edited by its own online users, and it is currently the world's 17th most visited website. (Via Forbes magazine)