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Beijing and Shanghai-based online users are now able to access the English-language version of Wikipedia. The Chinese version, and politically sensitive queries like "Tibet," remain cordoned off.

The move may have been a response to pressure from the International Olympic Committee, which told China it must avail the internet, particularly to journalists, during the Games.

Wikipedia's over two million English-language articles include topics like Tibet, Taiwan independence, the exiled Falun Gong and the Tiananmen Square riots — all of which China would prefer to keep out of reach of its online community, reports Reuters.