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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Protest Over Chemical Plant Shows Growing Pressure on China From Citizens


Wow!

It included the extraordinary scene of the city’s Communist Party secretary standing atop a car, pleading with demonstrators to go home and promising to close and move the $1.5 billion plant. Some responded by demanding a date.

Protest Over Chemical Plant Shows Growing Pressure on China From Citizens - NY Times

180,000 estimated mass incidents last year, doubling between 2006 and 2010..

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