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Article

28 Jul 2012

Author:
Carlos Tejada, Wall Street Journal

Chinese Officials Scrap Project After Protests

Chinese officials canceled construction of an industrial project following fierce environmental protests for the second time this month, demonstrating the government's growing sensitivity to China's pollution problems…Officials in…Qidong…Jiangsu said…they would stop construction of a pipeline intended to dump wastewater from a Japanese-owned paper mill into the sea. Worries about pollution sparked protests…that…drew thousands…The plant is owned by Japan's Oji Paper…Oji Paper said...that reports that there are carcinogenic substances in the water are totally "groundless." The company said its purification treatment clears China's national standards and the company handles water treatment with a sense of responsibility.