Chinese city bans anti-refinery protests ahead of trade fair

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Chinese city bans anti-refinery protests ahead of trade fair

BEIJING (Reuters) - The government of the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Tuesday banned residents from protesting next week against planned chemical production at a refinery, the ban coinciding with the opening of an important trade fair. An increasingly affluent urban population has begun to object to a China's policy of growth at all costs, which has fuelled the economy for three decades, with the environment emerging as a focus of concern and protests. ...

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