PX fears in China -- China Development Gateway

The protest over the proposed PX plant in Maoming started on March 30 and escalated as residents clashed with the police, who investigated 44 people and detained 18 for disturbing social and public order. It followed a number of similar protests over proposed PX production in other Chinese cities, including Xiamen, Dalian, Ningbo and Kunming.

Trust crisis behind PX fears

Cao Xianghong, academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said this dilemma is not a scientific problem as disputes regarding the PX’s safety issue do not exist among the professionals, but a phobia triggered by the social trust crisis.
PX protests expose gov't struggle between development, stability

Growing public upset over pollution, and a lack of communication between local authorities and citizens has meant that antipathy to PX projects is becoming more common.

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Since 2007, PX projects planned in Xiamen, Dalian, and Kunming have been shut down after residents took to the streets in protest, as they believed the facilities would threaten the local environment.

Trust crisis behind PX fears

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