{"id":33800,"date":"2013-05-04T21:56:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T21:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=33800 "},"modified":"2013-05-04T21:56:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T21:56:00","slug":"33800-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=33800","title":{"rendered":"Protest in China at chemical plant plans for Kunming"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A child held up posters during the protest in Kunming<\/div>
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Hundreds of people have rallied in the Chinese city of Kunming to protest at plans for a factory producing a toxic chemical for the textile industry.<\/div>
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Some demonstrators wore symbolic masks and brandished posters warning against the dangers of a paraxylene (PX) spill.<\/div>
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“We want to survive, we want health, get PX out of Kunming”, a banner read.<\/div>
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Two years ago, protests against a PX factory in the city of Dalian forced the city government to close the plant, though it reportedly re-opened later.<\/div>
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Saturday’s protest in Kunming, in the south-west of the country, attracted at least 200 people, according to state media. <\/div>
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Chinese bloggers, however, put the number at up to 2,000.<\/div>
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The China National Petroleum Corporation plans to build a chemical plant in the nearby town of Anning to produce 500,000 tonnes of PX annually.<\/div>
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PX is is used to create raw materials for the production of polyester film and fabrics.<\/div>
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Correspondents say urban Chinese are becoming increasingly confident about protesting at potential threats to their environment.<\/div>
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