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BEIJING -
Hundreds of people marched in a western provincial capital in China over the weekend to protest environmental risks they say are associated with the construction of a petrochemical factory and oil refinery, witnesses said Monday.It was the latest in a series of rare but increasingly ambitious organized movements in Chinese cities aimed at derailing government-backed industrial projects that could damage the environment and people's health.The protest Sunday, like its predecessors, was organized through Web sites, blogs and cell phone text messages, showing how some Chinese are using digital technology to spur on the kind of civic movements that officials strongly discourage.About 400 to 500 protesters took part in the march, which was watched by dozens of police officers, witnesses said.
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