Media and Government

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Media and Government

Read the following two short articles about air quality at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Links to the articles may be found on the Electronic Reserve Reading for this week. Answer the questions in the chart with complete sentences.

China can't fully fix air quality problem for Olympics. (2008, July 16). Space Daily.

Beijing able to honor Olympic commitments: City party chief. (2008, July 21). Xinhua News Agency.

|According to Each Article |American Source |Chinese Source |

|What is the cause of the poor air quality? | |The cause of the poor air quality in China|

| | |is the factories air pollution. |

|What steps is the Chinese government taking | |Some steps that the Chinese government is |

|to improve the air quality? | |taking to improve the air quality are to |

| | |relocate Shougang Steel Group operations |

| | |to outside of Beijing and reduce steel |

| | |output. They also shut down a coking |

| | |factory and a chemical plant. Also has |

| | |put an emphasis on controlling air |

| | |pollution and promoting landscape |

|...