Thousands of villagers then surrounded the Lufeng county government building on November 21, and local authorities promised villagers that the dispute would be settled village representatives re-elected within 15 days.
El 21 de novembre, després que milers de veïns assetgessin un edifici governamental , les autoritats locals van prometre que solucionarien el conflicte organitzant eleccions municipals abans de quinze dies.