Also, let us not forget the Wikimedia Foundation is based in the U.S, and though it may international in it's scope, the general perception is that Wikimedia is an American organization. Wikipedia and the Foundation have been receiving quite an ampunt of media-attention of late and an issue like this is unlikely to go unnoticed. This is already a time when most of the world accuses the U.S of meddling in other nations's affairs too much, and like it or not anti-Americanism is gaining support world over (not only in Muslim nations but also in Europe,Asia and else-where). At such a juncture if Wikimedia tries to help Chinese people break the law, the press is hardly likely to portray Wikimedia as "saviour of the oppressed". Infact the Foundation is probably going to be portrayed as a propaganda tool used by the U.S Governement to further the latter's geo-political objectives in China,Iran and the like. Needless to say such accusation are far from good-news for the Foundation.