Forced Relocation Of Over 1000 Chinese Families For Olympics

I do not even have to tell you how disturbing this is. These families were forced to leave their land so the Chinese government could allow a golf course and apartment tower to be built. They were lied to by the local government, who claimed the land was being used for a park necessary for them to host the Olympics there. These people are crying for help, and all we can do is drive our H2 Hummer's and Land Rovers to work.

Just wait until the U.S. government comes to tell you that you have to leave YOUR land, that your family has lived on generation after generation...that is, if they have not already got you off your family's land and into their giant maze-like cities.

As of July 27, in the heart of the 2008 Olympics site, residents of Datun village, Chaoyang district, Beijing, have maintained a sitting appeal in front of Beijing Huahui Real Estate for twelve consecutive days. They are urging authorities to solve their problems and to respect their property rights and compensations after they were forcibly evicted to make way for the Olympics. Yet in 12 days not one communist cadre has come out to meet with them.

The appeal was triggered by the local regime's plan for a new construction of a golf course and apartments in Olympics Project. The construction has evicted nearly 1,000 families to make way.

Everyone comes to this appeal voluntarily and on average, 300 to 400 people take part in the appeal everyday. At peak times, over 700 people participated in the appeal.

The local regime has sent many police vehicles and security teams to keep an eye on the appeal. On July 25 local police stations and neighborhood committees held meetings, and they were ordered to persuade people to give up their appeal. A threatening broadcast message was posted on the appeal site stating, "Hanging banners is disturbing social order and whoever refuses to give up the appeal will be arrested."

"They did not compensate us according to the official regulation, and some of the compensation were embezzled by the real estate developer; those regime officials definitely knew that, but nobody cares and without land, we don't know what we can do."

According to local residents, the local regime acquired the land under the guise of building a park that was required by the Olympics Project, but in reality, the developer is building a golf course and high-rise apartments now.

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