Reuters (via) is reporting that the Chinese authorities appear to have lifted their block on the English language version of Wikipedia. Politically sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are, however, still off limits.

Internet users in Beijing and Shanghai confirmed on Saturday that they could access the English-language version of one of the world’s most popular websites, but the Chinese language version was still restricted.

The move comes after International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors told Beijing organisers that the Internet must be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics and that blocking it “would reflect very poorly” on the host country.

It will be interesting to see how quickly the walls go up once the Olympics are over.

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