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Environmental Protests a “Sign of Unequal Society”

While Kunming authorities won praise for their handling of demonstrations against a nearby PX plant early this month, subsequent episodes have driven them to unusual and illegal measures against further protest. Real-name registration requirements and other restrictions were imposed on the sale of printing services, face masks and even, according to rumor, white T-shirts, before being withdrawn in