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China city shuts down waste burning plant over protests

2016-06-27 07:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The mayor of a city in central China made a rare public address calling of calm after thousands of people protested against a waste incineration project over fears it would damage the environment and residents' health. Tens of thousands of "mass incidents" - the usual euphemism for protests - happen in China each year, spurred by grievances over issues such as corruption, pollution and illegal land grabs, unnerving the stability-obsessed ruling Communist Party. The city of Xiantao, in Hubei...

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