As of April 3 it seems that "Direct Internet connection to Wikipedia has been restored in China since this morning with the exception of the Chinese version, which is still unavailable and whose domain name (zh.wikipedia.org) is still a filtered keyword.
"Tour groups were barred from Tibet and foreign journalists blocked from outlying areas as the region remained under virtual lockdown Tuesday following the Chinese government's crackdown on rioters last month."
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