GLOSS北京农民抗议

1. people of beijing were protesting against the olympics regarding the farmers.

2. local govt answered the question.

3. foreign media might have a misunderstanding

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5. they can compensate and have them understand the policy

1. Villagers protested the upcoming Olympics; the villagers didn't have compensation for having the Olympics at their village

2. They didn't have a response; after 14 days there was still no response

3. They didn't report the protest because they support the Olympics.

4. They hope they can help them spread that they are protesting this issue.

5. There must have been a misunderstanding between the government and the village.

好运气

1. a protest concerning requisition of land and movement of people for the 2008 olympics, without proper compensation

2. the local government has not responded concerning the farmers requirements/petitions

3. they have not covered this situation,

4. they hope foreign media covers it for them

5. they believe it is a misunderstanding with this recompense policy

1. A protest at the time of the 2008 Olympics, regarding the taking the land from the farmers in the west of China for the event.

2. They have given them a policy & no reason.

3. They just want their land. 24 days have passed and no one arrived to help- they don't have enough rations.

4. They wish for international media to speak about their situation and speak to their government to help them and spread awareness about their problem.

5. Their situation is misunderstood.

1. A protest consisting of farmers towards the 2008 Beijing Olympics acquisition of land/occupation of land. No compensation,

2. The local government gave no response, no explanation

3. Chinese media does not cover this protest with the 2008 Beijing Olympics being more important/underway

4. They hope foreign media will help them call on the local government

5. The government official said it is possibly a misunderstanding regarding the compensation problem.

Answer the following questions and post it on Linoit.

1. What event took place on Thursday? Why?

2. What has been the local government’s response?

3. What has been the attitude of Chinese media about this? Why?

4. What do the peasants hope foreign media will do?

5. What did the government official say about this event?