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Police in a southern Chinese city detained 18 people following a weekend protest against plans for a chemical plant. They are accused of “disrupting order and causing trouble,” officials said at a government press conference in Maoming, where the chemical plant is to be located. More than a thousand residents in Maoming took to the streets on Sunday protesting against the plant, which will produce paraxylene, a petrochemical used in manufacturing plastic bottles, polyester clothing and other products. Opponents say it is linked to cancer.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:00:00 +0000

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