{"id":5504,"date":"2005-12-06T23:11:09","date_gmt":"2005-12-07T06:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/12\/06\/china-vows-to-punish-any-coverup-of-spill-ap\/"},"modified":"2005-12-06T23:11:09","modified_gmt":"2005-12-07T06:11:09","slug":"china-vows-to-punish-any-coverup-of-spill-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/12\/china-vows-to-punish-any-coverup-of-spill-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"China vows to punish any coverup of spill &#8211; AP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/images\/xin_5112020711150942501223.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/images\/xin_5112020711150942501223.jpg','popup','width=200+20,height=269+20,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/images\/xin_5112020711150942501223-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"74\" alt=\"Xin 5112020711150942501223\" \/><\/a> From AP, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/business\/feeds\/ap\/2005\/12\/07\/ap2374145.html\" target=\"_blank\">via Forbs:<\/a> <span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em>A deputy mayor of Jilin who told reporters the chemical plant explosion had not led to any pollution was found dead at home Tuesday.<\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe United States said Tuesday that it was sending experts to help China cope with a river-borne toxic spill that is approaching Russia&#8217;s Far East, while Beijing promised to work closely with Moscow to limit the damage.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental protection workers take water samples out of an ice hole from the Songhua River in Jiamusi, northeast China&#8217;s Heilongjiang Province December 6, 2005. The slick of pollution is approaching the city.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese government, meanwhile, promised to severely punish anyone who lied about or tried to cover up the disaster &#8221; Beijing&#8217;s first acknowledgment that it had a problem with officials trying to hide the extent and impact of the massive spill.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color:#000000;\">See also:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/insidebayarea.com\/argus\/daveellison\/ci_3282914\" target=\"_blank\"> Chemical spill costs job of company boss<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> by Joe McDonald.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From AP, via Forbs: A deputy mayor of Jilin who told reporters the chemical plant explosion had not led to any pollution was found dead at home Tuesday. 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