Beijing 2008: China Lives Down to Everyone's 'Media Freedom' Expectations

Well there have been signs all along that the Chinese may not have the same understanding of “uncensored access” as the rest of the world and now, with less than two weeks to go before the start of the Olympic Games, China seems to be proving up on everyone’s worst fears. The AFP is reporting that the Chinese Government has confirmed journalists covering the Games will have censored access to the Internet. Back in 2001, in an effort to win the Games the Chinese promised the IOC that it would guarantee media freedom during the Games (also that it would improve its human rights record, so maybe that should have been a hint).