Posted on 05/06/2008 4:12:04 AM PDT by Dr. Marten
Residents took to the streets of a provincial capital over the weekend to protest a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant backed by Chinas leading state-run oil company, in the latest instance of popular discontent over an environmental threat in a major city.
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Ping.
Well! I guess that kind of protest will shut down the project. Maybe not. After all this is China where protesters end up flat on the street.

No Thank you, Mr. Leftist Propaganda Roboto.
How do you say NIMBY in Chinese?
Are envirowackos even allowed in China?
They’re not envirowackos in China. If you could see first-hand the state of their environment, you’d know that their concerns are completely valid.
Pollution in China is one of the leading causes for civil unrest in rural areas of China.
Yes they are welcome there as major organ donars.
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