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Another public uprising forces hand of government
(July 31, 2012) A large public demonstration in the city of Qidong over a planned industrial waste pipeline has led to its shutdown by city officials. The Qidong protest, prompted by environmental concerns, follows other demonstrations against projects elsewhere. Continue reading
Posted in China Pollution, Chinese Environmentalists, Rule of Law
Tagged China, industrial pollution, Protests, Qidong, Shifang, winds of change
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Shifang uprising halts controversial copper plant proposal
(July 5, 2012) Violent, public protest in China has halted construction of a controversial copper alloy plant in Shifang City, in Sichuan province. In a country with no free press, people left reeling by social media reports of police brutality took to the Internet to intervene. Meanwhile, the nation’s civil rights movement views the Shifang stand-off against government and industry as a turning point for citizen activism, with youth the drivers of a grassroots momentum to fight back. Continue reading
Posted in China Pollution, Chinese Environmentalists, Rule of Law
Tagged civil rights, Protests, public unrest, riot police, Shifang
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