Thousands had demonstrated on Monday and Tuesday at a town near Luoding city in Guandong province...It is the latest case of officials backing down in the face of public anger over plant construction projects...Luoding officials had planned to build an incinerator that would burn 300 tonnes of rubbish a day in Langtang town...A deal was signed with a local cement factory, but residents reportedly grew concerned that the plan had gone through without adequate environmental checks and approvals...City officials later issued a statement...saying that there had been a "misunderstanding" and that the plan would be cancelled "as a response to the people's requests"...