{"id":45836,"date":"2015-03-07T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=45836 "},"modified":"2015-03-07T22:20:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T22:20:00","slug":"45836-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=45836","title":{"rendered":"China takes Under the Dome anti-pollution film offline"},"content":{"rendered":"
7 March 2015 Last updated at 04:39 ET<\/div>
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A woman wears a mask during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing, 7 March<\/div>
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There is widespread public concern in China over air pollution<\/div>
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The authorities in China have a removed from websites a popular documentary which highlights the country’s severe pollution problem.<\/div>
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Under the Dome explains the social and health costs of pollution, and was watched by more than 100 million people online, sparking debates.<\/div>
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It was removed just two days after Premier Li Keqiang called pollution a blight on people’s lives.<\/div>
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Mr Li had promised to fight it with all the government’s might.<\/div>
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The environmental issue has dominated the current session of the Chinese parliament, the National People’s Congress, in Beijing.<\/div>
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The newly appointed environmental protection minister, Chen Jining, had praised Under The Dome, telling reporters it should “encourage efforts by individuals to improve air quality”.<\/div>
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But the huge popularity of an impassioned, independent film on the issue appears to have made the communist authorities nervous, correspondents say.<\/div>
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The film that took China by storm<\/div>
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Standing in front of an audience in a simple white shirt and jeans, Ms Chai speaks plainly throughout the 103-minute video, which features a year-long investigation of China’s noxious pollution problem.<\/div>
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At times, the documentary is deeply personal. Near the start of the documentary, Ms Chai interviews a six-year-old living in the coal-mining province of Shanxi, one of the most polluted places on earth.<\/div>
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“Have you ever seen stars?” Ms Chai asks. “No,” replies the girl.<\/div>
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“Have you ever seen a blue sky?” “I have seen a sky that’s a little bit blue,” the girl tells her.<\/div>
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“But have you ever seen white clouds?” “No,” the girl sighs.<\/div>
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The film watched more than 100 million times<\/div>
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Under the Dome, a year-long investigation of pollution in China, had garnered more than 100 million views in less than 48 hours.<\/div>
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Made by renowned investigative journalist Chai Jing and funded with her own money, the film sharply criticises the Chinese state’s lax environmental laws.<\/div>
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As of Saturday, the film was no longer available on popular Chinese mainland video sites.<\/div>
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For detail please visit here<\/a><\/div>
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ReutersChina pollution film disappears from local video sites<\/a><\/div>
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VOA:China Halts Access to Popular Documentary on Smog<\/a><\/div>
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