Chinese Farmers Attack, Force Closure Of Pharma Plant

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BEIJING: Chinese farmers have attacked a pharmaceutical plant and forced it to close, angered that its chemical waste was ruining their village's crops, polluting its river and harming their health, the factory and officials said.

The Jingxin Pharmaceutical Company in Xinchang county in the eastern province of Zhejiang has been closed since July 4 when a group of villagers stormed it, a company statement said.

It did not say how many were involved in the siege, but a posting on a stock exchange online message board said 20,000 farmers rioted on Sunday after Jingxin said it would resume production. The New York Times put the number at 15,000.

Another posting referred to the villagers' activity as an "environmental protection revolution".

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3350429a12,00.html

[SpiralHawk]

1. The people, united, will never be defeated

Big Chemo-Geno Pharms MegaBucks Corps, too, shall pass.

[Oversea Visitor]

2. Peasant with pitchfork

Can never be denied.

[smirkymonkey]

3. Maybe we could all pitch in and fly them over here!

Just an idea.