Improving trustworthiness

IT SEEMS THAT THE PROPOSED PARAXYLENE plant in Maoming city, Guangdong province, is following in the footsteps of Xiamen, Ningbo and Kunming, where plans were aborted in the face of fierce opposition from local residents.

A protest was staged against the project in Maoming on Sunday, which developed into a disturbance. Although the incident was soon brought under control, the local government has now promised that the plant will not be established if the majority of residents oppose it.

If such plants are a hazard to the environment and people's health, why do the Republic of Korea and Singapore have them and export their products to China?