Protesters in East China Clash with Police

Protesters in eastern China clashed with police at a rally against plans to build a huge waste incinerator that residents fear will be harmful to their health and add to pollution. Choking smog blankets many Chinese cities and the environmental degradation resulting from the country's breakneck economic growth is angering its increasingly well-educated and affluent population. Two of the protesters told Reuters that the demonstrations, which have lasted for more than two weeks,...

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