The 2010 Xinfa aluminum plant protest (信发铝厂污染引抗议) occurred when the
Chiping County,
Shandong Xinfa aluminum & power group (山东信发铝电集团) began when villagers started complaining about pollution created by the factory. A protest broke out in one of the village in
Guangxi,
People's Republic of China
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Protest
According to an officer with the publicity department of the Chiping county government villagers have been unhappy for a long time due to the plant's
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It ha ...
pollution.
[Chinadaily.com.cn.]
Chinadaily.com.cn
" ''Protest rattles metal plant.'' Retrieved on 2010-07-18. Particularly the
Zhuang people
The Zhuang (; ; za, Bouxcuengh, italic=yes; ) are a Tai-speaking ethnic group who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. Some also live in the Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces. They form one of ...
have complained. The event initially started on July 11, 2010.
[Singpao.com.]
Singpao.com
." ''廣西民企鋁廠污染水源 壯民與工人械鬥 3死18傷.'' Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
More than 1,000 villagers marched on the streets in Jingxi County of
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China, autonomous region. On July 13, almost all the residents in Lingwan village were involved in blocking the road to Jingxi county. Some villagers threw stones at the police.
[Chinadaily.com.cn.]
Chinadaily.com.cn
" ''Villagers protest metal plant for pollution.'' Retrieved on 2010-07-18. One government official was hit by stones and sent to the hospital. They also obstructed the plant gate and damaged some production facilities.
After the clash 3 people were killed, 18 were wounded. About 1000 police officers were on the scene to control the situation.
References
Protests in China
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2010 protests, Xinfa aluminum plant
Environmental protests in China
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