在大连环保示威 -- 反对ＰＸ工场
These photos of a demonstration in Dalian in NE China circulating on the Sina microblogs are being censored. Even the name of the city Dalian cannot be searched on the Sina microblog. I tried, and the reply came back "According to applicable laws, regulations and policies,, the results of this search cannot be displayed" 大连 根据相关法律法规和政策，搜索结果未予显示。
Fortunately, someone posted the results to Google at plus.google.com/photos/108105216183622857074/albums/56406...
The Xinhua Press Agency reported in the afternoon in English but not in Chinese (make that will take a while as they figure what to say to their own people) that the city had gone along with the demonstrators.
Gov't orders immediate shutdown of chemical plant amid strong protest in NE China
2011-08-14 16:45:34
DALIAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in northeastern Chinese city of Dalian on Sunday ordered a chemical plant be "immediately" shut down amid a large-scale protest demanding the plant's relocation over pollution concerns.
The authorities also pledged to relocate the controversial Fujia Chemical Plant, the municipal committee of the Communist Party and the government said in a statement.
The government action was prompted by a protest involving over 12,000 of the city's residents that has been going on since Sunday morning.
The city's Communist Party of China (CPC) chief Tang Jun and mayor Li Wancai previously tried to appease the crowd by promising to move the plant out, but protesters demanded a clear timetable for relocation. Some of the protesters refused to move until a timetable was established.
The plant is a producer of paraxylene (PX), a carcinogenic petrochemical used to create raw materials for the production of polyester film and fabrics. Calls to relocate the plant mounted this week after large waves whipped up by tropical storm Muifa breached a dike near the plant.
Residents are concerned that a potential flood could damage the plant and cause it to release toxic chemicals. Enditem
在大连环保示威 -- 反对ＰＸ工场
These photos of a demonstration in Dalian in NE China circulating on the Sina microblogs are being censored. Even the name of the city Dalian cannot be searched on the Sina microblog. I tried, and the reply came back "According to applicable laws, regulations and policies,, the results of this search cannot be displayed" 大连 根据相关法律法规和政策，搜索结果未予显示。
Fortunately, someone posted the results to Google at plus.google.com/photos/108105216183622857074/albums/56406...
The Xinhua Press Agency reported in the afternoon in English but not in Chinese (make that will take a while as they figure what to say to their own people) that the city had gone along with the demonstrators.
Gov't orders immediate shutdown of chemical plant amid strong protest in NE China
2011-08-14 16:45:34
DALIAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in northeastern Chinese city of Dalian on Sunday ordered a chemical plant be "immediately" shut down amid a large-scale protest demanding the plant's relocation over pollution concerns.
The authorities also pledged to relocate the controversial Fujia Chemical Plant, the municipal committee of the Communist Party and the government said in a statement.
The government action was prompted by a protest involving over 12,000 of the city's residents that has been going on since Sunday morning.
The city's Communist Party of China (CPC) chief Tang Jun and mayor Li Wancai previously tried to appease the crowd by promising to move the plant out, but protesters demanded a clear timetable for relocation. Some of the protesters refused to move until a timetable was established.
The plant is a producer of paraxylene (PX), a carcinogenic petrochemical used to create raw materials for the production of polyester film and fabrics. Calls to relocate the plant mounted this week after large waves whipped up by tropical storm Muifa breached a dike near the plant.
Residents are concerned that a potential flood could damage the plant and cause it to release toxic chemicals. Enditem