Workers Must Pledge Not to Protest Nuclear Waste Plant
Protests in the southern coastal city of Lianyungang earlier this month have lead to the...
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Minitrue: Delete Article on Nuclear Project Suspension
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Hundreds Protest Chemical Plant in Guangdong
Reuters reports that hundreds of residents of Maoming, in Guangdong Province, marched against a...
Explosion at PX Plant Reignites Safety Concerns
In 1997, widespread protests against a paraxylene (PX) plant in Xiamen, Fujian forced officials to change their plans and launched the NIMBY movement in China. The plant was moved to inland Zhangzhou, and was completed and...
Protests Win Written Pledge of Uranium Plant’s Cancellation
After three successive days of demonstrations (see pictures at Tea Leaf Nation and Global Voices), protesters in Jiangmen, Guangdong won a written guarantee on Monday that a planned uranium processing plant nearby would not go...
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...
Electromagnetism Fears Spark Protests
China has seen numerous protests triggered by fears of chemical pollution. Two incidents in the past month have revolved instead around concerns over health threats from electromagnetic radiation, despite the lack of evidence...
PX Protests, Hollow Victories and Forced Demolitions
Last weekend, following an increasingly familiar pattern, protests in the coastal city of Ningbo won the promised suspension of a controversial paraxylene (PX) plant. At China Media Project, David Bandurski discussed the role of...
Protests in Ningbo Continue (Updated)
Residents of Ningbo have been protesting a proposed expansion of a petrochemical plant, citing environmental concerns. From the New York Times [See updates below]: The protesters, who witnesses said numbered in the thousands,...
Qidong Paper Plant Resumes Production
The paper factory at the centre of violent protests in Jiangsu at the weekend resumed production on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press: Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Qidong dropped plans for a waste water...
Sensitive Words: Qidong Protest, Beijing Flood
As of July 29, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Tenuous Calm After Pollution Protests (Updated)
AFP reports quiet in Qidong amid a heavy police presence following Saturday’s violent protests against a planned pipeline. “People don’t dare to go out in the streets today,” said a local resident, who...
Pipeline Project Cancelled After Protests (Updated)
Riots broke out in the Jiangsu city of Qidong on Saturday during protests against a pipeline which locals feared would pollute the nearby coastline. From Peter Parks at AFP: Following the clashes, the local police said in their...
Calls for Transparency and a Free Media after Shifang
Now that the protests over a proposed molybdenum copper plant in Shifang, Sichuan have been resolved, observers are focusing on how government controls over information sparked or exacerbated the situation and on the long-term...
Cross-Talk Comics: The Battle of Shifang
Weibo user gio555 reimagines the crackdown on Shifang protesters as a comedy sketch. Cross-talk,...
Shifang Plant Cancelled, Protesters Released
The planned copper plant in Sichuan Province over which protesters and riot police clashed earlier this week has been cancelled, and those detained during the confrontation released. From Keith Bradsher at The New York Times:...
Residents Protest Garbage Incinerator in Guangdong (Updated with Videos)
Residents of Panyu, Guangdong, are protesting plans to build a garbage incinerator in their city, and the actions are being tweeted live at the hashtag #pylj. @ellachou is translating many of the tweets into English. Photos have...
China’s Middle Class Derails New Link
Following protests by residents concerned over its environmental impact, Shanghai has canceled plans to extend the maglev train line to Hangzhou. The Australian looks at the impact of the new NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) movement...
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