Cartoon of the week - 8/3

on Aug 4th, 2008Cartoon of the week - 8/3

After reneging on its promise to allow open Internet access to reporters covering the Olympics, China finally relented last week amid international criticism. Sudddenly, organizations such as Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders discovered their sites were accessible in Beijing for the first time in years. Of the many political cartoons about the situation, I like the one by India’s Paresh Nath best.

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# Ladyon 16 Oct 2008 at 8:24 am

Are these sites (Amnesty International & Reporters without Borders) still accessible in China to this day? Or was it only accessible during the Olympic events?

I wish China would allow these websites to be accessed, not just for show but because these websites give a lot of people who are oppressed the voice and the will to have hope.
# ellaellaon 16 Oct 2008 at 10:04 am

Hi. I’m not certain, but I took their announcement to mean the sites would be available only during the Olympics. Amnesty could probably tell you for sure.

Of course, the very reasons you state for wishing the sites would be available are the reasons China blocks them. How that country ever got Most Favored Nation trade status — and kept it after Tiananmen Square — is a mystery to me.

Thanks for your comment!