Township pledges to shut down toxic chemical plants
By QIAN YANFENG | China Daily | Updated: 2010-05-07 07:49
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More than 200 villagers from Bieqiao town in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, stage a demonstration at the entrance to an industrial park, petitioning the local government to close the chemical plants. The banner reads: "Please think about the survival of the next generation." Yao Bin / For China Daily |
SHANGHAI - A township government in Jiangsu province vowed on Thursday that it would spare no effort in shutting down environmentally hazardous chemical plants to protect the health of locals after they staged a protest last month.
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