北京 (Běijīng), December 20, 2015. 刘勃麟 (Liú Bólín)’s latest work, titled “冬季” (“Dōngjì”) (“Winter Solstice”), draws much-needed attention to the issue of air pollution by using the thick smog to create stunning visuals, with human bodies fading into spindly trees and drab gray skies in the background. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters.
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Anti-pollution mass protests got under way on October 10, 2015 in 阳春 (Yángchūn), 广东 (Guǎngdōng), when thousands of people staged a demonstration in front to the Yángchūn Conch Cement Plant. Police deployed armored vehicles and fired tear gas to suppress them. Ten protesters were arrested for “obstructing vehicle access and damaging three cars”. [Read more].
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