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31 July 2012. Add 1 photo.
30 July 2012. Qidong China Police Beat Protestors
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29 July 2012
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2012/07/30/349212/Protesters-calm.htm
Protesters calm down after violent clash over pollution
SHANGHAI--Protesters in a restive east China city remained off the streets
Sunday amid heavy police deployment, residents said, a day after violent
clashes over fears of pollution from a paper factory. The coastal city of
Qidong, near Shanghai, seemed calm a day after local officials announced
a waste water pipeline project from the paper mill, which belongs to Japanese
company Oji Paper, would be permanently cancelled.
But it was unclear whether that would be enough to address the concerns of
demonstrators who on Saturday clashed with police, overturned cars and ransacked
government offices in rioting involving tens of thousands of people.
People don't dare to go out in the streets today, said a local
resident, who for safety reasons only gave her name as Qin. Thousands
of security forces have been deployed to Qidong to prevent further gatherings
against the police, she told AFP, adding that residents were wary of
police retaliation after some were beaten in Saturday's protests.
Searches including Qidong were blocked since Saturday on Sina
Weibo, China's Twitter-like service, while phone calls to local government
offices went unanswered on Sunday.
28 July 2012. Add 10 photos.
28 July 2012. Add 18 photos.
28 July 2012
Qidong China Protest Photos
Cryptome Protest Photos Series:
http://cryptome.org/protest-series.htm
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Qidong China Protest Photos
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The protest occurred at the Qidong Town People's Government Consultative
Committee Offices (similar to Mayor's Office or City Hall). 31°48'37.79"N,
121°39'10.45"E
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Local residents clash with the police in front of a local government building
during a protest against an industrial waste pipeline under construction
in Qidong, Jiangsu province July 28, 2012. Chinese officials cancelled an
industrial waste pipeline project on Saturday after anti-pollution demonstrators
occupied the government office in eastern China, destroying computers and
overturning cars. The demonstration was the latest in a string of protests
sparked by fears of environmental degradation and highlights the social tensions
the government in Beijing faces as it approaches a leadership transition
this year. Reuters |
A police officer bleeds after clashing with local residents in front of a
local government building during a protest against an industrial waste pipeline
under construction in Qidong, Jiangsu Province July 28, 2012. Reuters |
A woman, with her face covered in blood, is helped by demonstrators after
clashes with police during protest against an industrial waste pipeline under
construction in Qidong, Jiangsu Province July 28, 2012. Reuters |
Local residents, holding banner which reads "Against the Oji Paper Group,
protect our homeland", shout as they gather to protest against plans for
a water discharge project in Qidong, China Saturday, July 28, 2012. AP |
A group of protesters overturn a car near the local government office compound
in the coastal city of Qidong, near Shanghai, in the eastern China province
of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012. Getty |
Local residents gather around scattered documents and an overturned car during
a protest against plans for a water discharge project in Qidong, China Saturday,
July 28, 2012. AP |
Local residents surround a vehicle after they overturned it, as they gather
to protest against plans for a water discharge project in Qidong, China Saturday,
July 28, 2012. AP |
Armed police officers head to the local government office building where
local residents gathered to protest against plans for a water discharge project
in Qidong, China Saturday, July 28, 2012. AP |
Local residents stand on smashed cars as they occupy the local government
building during a protest against an industrial waste pipeline under construction
in Qidong, Jiangsu Province July 28, 2012. Reuters |
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Police beat a protestor on the ground (not pictured) outside the local government
offices in the coastal city of Qidong, near Shanghai, in the eastern China
province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012. Getty
Police restrain a protestor outside the local government offices in the coastal
city of Qidong, near Shanghai, in the eastern China province of Jiangsu on
July 28, 2012. Getty |
This photo taken on July 28, 2012 shows police putting a protester's T-shirt
over his head (C) after they detained him outside the local government offices
in Qidong in the eastern China province of Jiangsu. The coastal city of Qidong,
near Shanghai, seemed calm on July 29 a day after local officials announced
a waste water pipeline project from the paper mill, which belongs to Japanese
company Oji Paper, would be 'permanently cancelled'. Getty [Photo added 31
July 2012.] |
A police officer is thrown to the ground by protesters near the local government
office building Saturday July 28, 2012 in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Authorities in eastern China dropped plans for a water-discharge project
Saturday after thousands of protesters angry about pollution took to the
streets, in the latest of many such confrontations in a country where three
decades of rapid economic expansion have come at an environmental price.
AP |
Protesters and police clash outside the local government offices in Qidong
in the eastern China province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012. Getty
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A line of paramilitary police makes its way through protesters outside the
local government offices in Qidong in the eastern China province of Jiangsu
on July 28, 2012. Getty
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Protesters and police gather outside the local government offices in Qidong
in the eastern China province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012. Thousands of
demonstrators protested against alleged pollution from a paper factory in
this easten China city and clashed with police after they seized bottles
of liquor and wine from the offices along with cartons of cigarettes, items
which Chinese officials frequently receive as bribes. Getty
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Police officers guard the local government office building Saturday July
28, 2012 in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China. AP |
Protesters stand as police officers guard the local government office building
Saturday July 28, 2012 in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China. AP |
Vehicles damaged by protesters are seen at the local government office building
Saturday July 28, 2012 in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China. AP |
A protester stands in front of a lines of riot police officers Saturday July
28, 2012 in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China. AP |
Protesters, right, confront with police officers, left, near the local government
office building Saturday July 28, 2012 in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China.
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