A demonstrator holds up a sign depicting Dalian's rejection of PX, or paraxylene, the toxic chemical made at a plant 20 kilometres upwind from the city. Photo: AP
Fears over expanded paraxylene projects as Beijing decentralises approval process
The government will give local authorities the power to approve the expansion of plants producing the hazardous chemical paraxylene
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Paraxylene (PX)
A demonstrator holds up a sign depicting Dalian's rejection of PX, or paraxylene, the toxic chemical made at a plant 20 kilometres upwind from the city. Photo: AP