Tension as China scraps factory plan
- Published: 4 Jul 2012 at 18.48
- Online news: Asia
Police stood guard over hundreds of people gathered in a tense Chinese city Wednesday, a day after authorities bowed to violent protests and cancelled plans to build a controversial factory.
Chinese paramilitary police (top) guard the government offices Shifang in China's Sichuan province on July 4, a day after authorities bowed to violent protests and cancelled plans to build a controversial metals factory. The protests in Shifang city highlighted and fuelled concerns around China over the impacts of rampant economic development on the environment.
The protests in Shifang city highlighted and fuelled concerns around China over the impacts of rampant economic development on the environment, with millions of Chinese closely following developments on the Internet.
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