we put all of this to wikimedia, the foundation responsible for wikipedia, to askjust how long they think from a very, very hardcore ideological perspective about neutrality, about freedom of expression, about quality, and we�*ll stick to that, and we�*ll stick to that no matter what. wikipedia�*s global. wikipedia is not localised to particular countries. as soon as we identify someone who is not behaving appropriately, we ban them, so it�*s quite simple. and that is exactly what wikipedia did last month when it banned seven pro—beijing editors. we tracked down yan, one of them. he lives abroad now, but used to organise events in china, teaching citizens there how to edit wikipedia. he denies misusing the platform and says that the removal of active pro—beijing editors is detrimental to the neutrality of wikipedia as a whole. wikipedia, especially chinese wikipedia, is a balance that anti—beijing forces and the pro—beijing forces must maintain a balance and people agree on a compromise in order for the project to proceed. and the thing is you�*re removing one side from — you�*re removing