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China protesters wary after chemical plant victory

Protesters who forced a Chinese city to halt work on a new chemical plant massed outside government offices Monday in a wary response to a victory which highlighted the country’s growing environmental activism. Authorities in Ningbo city said Sunday that work on the 55.9-billion-yuan ($8.9 billion).

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