Saturday, 11 May 2013

China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution


People participate in a protest against a battery factory on a street of Songjiang district, on the outskirts of Shanghai By Jane Lee and Gabriel Wildau SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution. Police stood by as residents marched peacefully along a busy street in the Songjiang district of the city, gathering at an intersection near the site of a Carrefour hypermarket, chanting and holding signs saying "No factory here, we love Songjiang." Many wore matching t-shirts with an image of a smoky factory enclosed by the red "no" symbol. ...








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