This great firewall has drawn strong criticism from voices in and outside of China. No matter which claim is more true, many believe that relaxing censorship is only a matter of when, not if. It is significant, as the Chinese version is finally viewable in parts of China. In retrospect, the tragedy showed a sign of greater transparency as the Chinese states media reporting about the incident was very forthright. Those who are familiar with states censorship know all-too-well that sites such as Wikipedia are non-existent.