I do not think that I have a great deal of respect for the British government when it, too, participates in censorship. The British government has censored alternative news websites based in America. Infowars.com, truthnews.us, prisonplanet.com, and thinkprogress.org have been censored.

Jennifer, Granbury, TX, U.S.A.

Few amusements rival watching drugged up money grabbing performers and their self-agrandising organisers talking about the morally enhancing nature of sport in a country where hundreds are executed annually and where heavy censorship, enforced by a brutal regime, is condoned by the IOC.

peter, London, UK

we know very well why the above-mentioned anti-China sites have been blocked in China, and we support the regulation by the government. We also get to know who have funded those anti-China sites, and their untold motives for sponsoring them. these issues are closely related to national security

Mkgenie, Beijing, China

All this noise about staging an amateur sporting event with a few athletes. Got a bit out of hand over the years really. Almost bankrupted Greece. We in the uk are squandering a quarter of the amount we are begging from the french to build our neuclear power stations on our olympic party for a few.

kenny livitt, hove,

is anybody actually planning to tune into the olympics? im not

RS, Manchester, UK

One wonders why the free flow of information is so frightening to Chinese officials that they even feel the need to censor foreign reporters who will be relaying reports to people outside of China's borders on outlets that would be unreachable for the people actually living in China.

Jason, Chicago, United States

Peter,

Since when did the values of liberalism and the enlightenment become conflated with specific regions and nations? I'm sure tyrants really appreciate the tolerance you show for their activities (cultural relativism = ultimate fail).

Jason, Chicago, United States

Dr. Wang, I see you sit in comfortable Mayfair, how come? I see you have to mention Mayfair, London not good enough? The majority of Chinese are NOT happy, what rubbish, clearly you have never gone to the Provinces, spoken to the people and heard what they think. Get out of Mayfair and go and see for yourself.

LLoyd, Just London,

I will be blocking the Olympic Games completely. It won't be on my laptop, desktop or TV. Nothing against the Chinese, I just find the whole thing utterly dull.

clivex, Bristol, England

It funny how westerners are trying hard to make China become 'western' regardless of the difference in cultures, customs, regulations and so on..... hahahahaha

peter, melbourne, australia

If BBC reporters are unable to get to the BBC website, how will their task of reporting not be affected? And why the BBC?

Rob, Singapore,

If only the western journalists could have their way.
Chinese people should have a chance to see the west as what they really are.
Chinese people are still too naive.
It would serve to galvanise chinese population against the west.

Hung, kuala lumpur,

Without Free Tibet websites, how those "Olympic reporters" will turn China upside down as planned?

The story is not about OG or Chinese protest against their gov't, which majority Chinese are happy with. The farce will be the West's protest against Chinese gov't via its political "OG reporters".

Dr. Wang, Mayfair, London, UK

Nobody comes out of this looking good, what on earth possessed the IOC to give the games to China in the first place and if China thinks hosting the games will give it any kudos then she's wrong, all its done is shine the worlds spotlight on her more unpleasant aspects.

Mike, Nottm, UK

The Chinese govt knew all along that they wouldn't have to comply with any 'commitments'. When it gets so close to the start of the Games, what's the IOC going to do - cancel the whole event? With such onerous commitments, there should have been closer monitoring, and an alternative location picked

Jim, Blackpool, UK

David of Keighley
The BBC have never asked me or the TV licence paying public if I want them to show last of the summer wine all the time, but they still carry on showing this abominable show

Derek Pearce, south shields, tyne and wear

Hi,
I'm sorry if I'm missing something here but I thought the west sent reporters here to report on the olympics, obviously wrong. No, let's send a lot of reporters to see how much trouble they can make. Why do they need to go to these not atheletics sites. Just to please the west?

Tony Corbett, Tangshan, China

David Lea-Smith, Edinburgh, U.K.

Why are you westerners so concerned about China and its CCP govt.? It is the only Government China has and it is doing a fine job, maybe too fine that you find it hard to digest,eh? The Western educated Chinese will return to carry on with the fine job. OK!

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

The Chinese censor the internet and free speach which is against UN law.

One way they do this is via the Golden Shield Project aka. The Great Firewall Of China.

They blocked BBC TV news channel in China during Tibetans monk protests and also blocked/gagged local news from reporting on it.

Andrew Towell, Hartlepool, England, UK

The only way to effectively protest about the conditions in China is for the publicly funded BBC, politicians and the chosen athletic representatives of Great Britain not to attend theses games. The television licence paying public have never been asked by the BBC if I want them to cover the games, nor have the people been consulted about our politicians attending the opening ceremony. The athletes, who seem not to be concerned about the political censorship and oppression in China, should all withdraw from the games. As for the sponsors, need I say more? ,

David, Keighley, England

Why is anyone suprised. The Chinese government isn't a legitimate one voted in by its people. Therefore it is terrrified of any criticism which might undermine its authority. Our hope is that western educated Chinese will one day reform China and its people will get the freedom they deserve.

David Lea-Smith, Edinburgh, U.K.

Who ever believed that the IOC - an organisation without ethics, morality or integrity (and that's just on past record) would care a fig about human rights and free speech. Gosper is like most of our present days 'leaders' - in bed with the Chinese and unable to lie straight in that same bed.

russell vance, canberra, australia

Oh, so you're finally admitting that ethnic Chinese were attacked by Tibetans first, and not quite the "government crackdown on peaceful protests" your previous articles seem to imply.

Howard, Manchester,

"some IOC officials had agreed" - which officials? - the IOC should totally dissociate and sack them!! Again China gets away with anti-human rights, and censorship - totally contrary to the contracts and agreements they committed to as part of their awarding of the Olympics.

Shame!!

David, Cannes, France