Published August 29, 2006 | https://doi.org/10.63485/ca1g9-z6y34

Wikipedia will not cooperate with Chinese censors

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In his talk on Saturday at Chinese Wikimania 2006, Jimmy Wales reiterated his view that he will not accept Chinese government censorship as a condition for restoring access to the full Chinese version of Wikipedia.  The Chinese have blocked access to full official version since last October and replaced it with an unofficial, censored abridgment. 

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In his talk on Saturday at Chinese Wikimania 2006, Jimmy Wales reiterated his view that he will not accept Chinese government censorship as a condition for restoring access to the full Chinese version of Wikipedia. The Chinese have blocked access to full official version since last October and replaced it with an unofficial, censored abridgment.

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2006-08-29T00:00:00Z
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2006-08-29T16:19:19Z