Debate on class-action plan
By Zhao Yinan | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-01 08:14
On Oct 16, workers at a remediation plant in Baiyin city, Gansu province, place soil polluted by heavy metals into a chemical washing pool to purify it. The industrial pollution has driven farmers to desert their land. Nie Jianjiang / Xinhua |
BEIJING - Heated debate has arisen over a 50-word article in a draft proposal meant to help the public better protect its interests, particularly in cases involving environmental pollution and food safety.
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