Sunday 29 July 2012

China media: Qidong protest

30 July 2012 Last updated at 00:53 ET


The protest in Qidong again shows people's awareness of their rights, papers say
Newspapers discuss the Qidong protest, after a massive demonstration forced the local government to scrap a waste-water pipeline project.
China Daily says thousands of people gathered outside the municipal government compound in the city just north of Shanghai early on Saturday, without mentioning subsequent violence.
The Global Times says order "was basically restored on Sunday" after protesting residents clashed with the police on Saturday.
Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily and Ming Pao Daily News report the paper mill which planned the pipeline has resumed

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