The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, Paris

Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission at the Beijing Games, on Saturday credited the IOC with negotiating the partial reopening of internet access by Chinese authorities.

And Verbruggen said that the Chinese had gone further than their commitment to the IOC.

"The agreement reached with the Chinese organisers gives journalists the possibility to report freely on the Games," Verbruggen told French daily Le Monde on Saturday.

"The Chinese even went further by authorising them to do reports on general subjects.