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43 Arrested in Protests Against Chinese Glass Factory in Indonesia
Indonesian police arrested 43 people during large-scale protests against a Chinese-led glass and solar panel factory. The factory that’s being planned for Rempang, a small island close to the border with Singapore, would displace thousands of local residents. About 1,000 demonstrators took ...
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43 Arrested in Protests Against Chinese Glass Factory in Indonesia
Indonesian police arrested 43 people during large-scale protests against a Chinese-led glass and solar panel factory. The factory that’s being planned for Rempang, a small island close to the border with Singapore, would displace thousands of local residents. About 1,000 demonstrators took ...