China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution

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China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-battery-plant-protest-gives-voice-rising-anger-103512541.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/18Jw.ZxaG0cnoLdR2udm7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-11T103903Z_2_CBRE94A0TF700_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PROTEST-POLLUTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People participate in a protest against a battery factory on a street of Songjiang district, on the outskirts of Shanghai" align="left" title="People participate in a protest against a battery factory on a street of Songjiang district, on the outskirts of Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Jane Lee and Gabriel Wildau SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution. Police stood by as residents marched peacefully along a busy street in the Songjiang district of the city, gathering at an intersection near the site of a Carrefour hypermarket, chanting and holding signs saying &quot;No factory here, we love Songjiang.&quot; Many wore matching t-shirts with an image of a smoky factory enclosed by the red &quot;no&quot; symbol. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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