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        April 10, 2008

(CNN Student News) -- April 10, 2008 Olympic-Sized Protests AZUZ: The Olympic flame has found its way to America. The torch touched down in San Francisco yesterday, the only U.S. city it's visiting during its round-the-world relay. This journey started about two weeks ago, and demonstrations have taken place at just about every stop along the way. The protests aren't against the Olympics; they're against the host country! Eunice Yoon is in that nation, China, and tells us about the reaction to these events. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) EUNICE YOON, CNN REPORTER: Protesters along the Olympic torch relay route speaking out against Beijing. People in China indignant about the protesters. PERSON ON STREET: These people are just anti-Chinese. YOON: The Chinese are frustrated with these people for grabbing at the Olympic torch, causing their country to lose face on the international stage. Beijing is calling the demonstrations "despicable." JIANG YU, CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: These people are trying to use the Olympics to achieve the unspeakable goal of defaming China. Their attempts will definitely fail. YOON: Beijing Olympic organizers have vowed the relay will continue despite the protests and say "no force" can stop it. Nevertheless, the demonstrations have sparked a debate among OIympic organizers, after International Olympic Committee head Jacques Rogge said he's very concerned about the situation in Tibet. RAFFAELE PAGNOZZI, OLYMPIC DELEGATE: I think the IOC must try to solve this problem. HABIB MACKI, OLYMPIC DELEGATE: There should be no intervention on the politics and sports. Sports is sports. Politics is politics. YOON: The IOC's Kevan Gosper is now suggesting organizers scrap extensive international torch routes for future games to avoid relay disruptions. He gave his view on the protests. KEVAN GOSPER, CHAIRMAN, IOC PRESS COMMISSION: Whilst we see these disturbances by people with their grievances attacking the Olympic torch, the Beijing Olympic torch, it's not a true reflection of public opinion. YOON: The Chinese media, for the most part, are glossing over the demonstrations. The headline about the torch relay in this state-run newspaper reads, "French Passion Greets Torch in Paris." The main focus of the media here: tourist attractions and local residents furious at the protesters; no mention of the rallies' cause: China's human rights record and its crackdown in Tibet. Many citizens here say it's the western media that's unfair. Even so, the protests overseas are causing some people like this teacher to think. WEI MING, TEACHER: There are riots everywhere and they're becoming bigger. So, China should reflect on its policies. YOON: That's a move many critics think is highly unlikely, though they say it's one that could help ease protests in the run-up to the Summer Olympic Games. Eunice Yoon, CNN, Beijing. (END VIDEO CLIP)

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