【新唐人2012年10月30日讯】最近几天，备受关注的浙江宁波镇海区因化工厂扩建项目，引发万民抗争，28号再度升级，为平息民愤，当晚，当局宣布永久中止项目，但民众不相信，再与警方爆发了大冲突。近年来，大陆各地因环境污染项目的上马，引发的群体事件频发，分析指出，中共官员不顾污染环境，执意上大项目有两个原因，一方面是升官就靠GDP的绩效，第二，有项目，就有腐败的机会。
宁波镇海区上万民众经过一周的激烈抗争，28号早上，当局仍态度强硬，坚持要兴建PX污染项目，同时，继续调集大批武警、特警增援，镇压抗议民众。
早上7点左右，数百名抗议民众前往宁波市政府，要求宁波市长刘奇面对民众，他们高喊“刘奇下台，还我宁波”等口号，要政府撤回扩建化工厂计划，并要求当局释放之前被拘捕的抗议者。
同时有数千抗议民众齐集市中心，一些民众戴口罩和手持标语抗议。当局派出数百名警察到场戒备，双方再次发生激烈冲突，有民众被抓被打伤。
下午，示威规模进一步扩大，愈来愈多民众到市政府门前抗议，全市多条主要道路都有抗议民众在游行，导致交通一度瘫痪，全市公交巴士几乎停驶。浙江、江苏、上海等地，也有民众呼吁，前去镇海区声援。
为平息事件，宁波市政府28号晚，通过当地电视台和微博发布消息，坚决不上“PX项目”；炼化一体化项目前期工作停止推进，再作科学论证。
但民众不相信，再与警方爆发冲突。29号，宁波市民林先生在接受《新唐人》采访时指出，当局声称不再上“PX项目”全是骗人，目前民众抗议已暂停，但特警仍没撤走。
宁波市民林先生：“昨天晚上到后半夜，真的那些人乱打人的，都是外地调来的人，不是本地警察，他们身上好像有纹身，估计跟黑社会有关系，到后来清场，不论男女老少，反正你不走就打你，有的在医院，有的关起来，关键有一个问题，中国的媒体没一个报的，说明这个有问题。”
北京宪政学者陈永苗则认为，地方当局上这种化工的大项目，有两个因素，一是升官就靠GDP的绩效，第二个，有项目的话，就有腐败的机会。
北京宪政学者 陈永苗：“地方政绩的绩效，它是根据GDP来创造的，所以官员为了升官，那么他就得不断的上项目，还有一个因素就是，如果不断上大项目的话，他就有一些回扣，有些腐败的机会就来了，我觉得它不顾民生的。”
近年来，大陆各地环境群体性事件频发。去年8月，大连“福佳大化”PX项目也曾引发万民大冲突，大连政府决定项目停产搬迁，但目前，这个PX项目仍在正常生产，且后期又新投放70万吨产能。
今年7月间，四川甚邡、江苏启东，也相继发生了因环境污染项目上马，而爆发的万民大冲突，最后都在当地政府宣布项目停产下平息。
《新京报》报导，26号，中共环境科学学会副理事长杨朝飞说：自1996年以来，中国环境群体性事件一直保持年均29%的速度上升，但真正通过司法诉讼渠道解决的环境纠纷不足1%。
美国“汉莱坞筹备委员会”主任何哲指出，之所以出现这种情况，与中共利益集团和法制不健全有关系。
美国“汉莱坞筹备委员会”主任何哲：“如果你有一个健全的法律，他这些问题就可以有申诉的地方，不合理的项目就会及时的被阻止了，不会引起很大的冲突，所以主要是一个国家的体制问题，它司法机关不做为，它为了保护权贵经济的利益，权贵集团的利益，所以他拒绝受理这样的案件。”
何哲指出，如果一个政府不做为，民众受害又没有出路的时候，最后的结果必定是民间的反抗力量来摧毁它。
采访/代静 编辑/李韵 后制/王明宇
Collective Protest Stops Ningbo’s Chemical Plants
Recently, over ten thousand residents in Ningbo, Zhejiang
province, protested against the chemical plant expansion project.
Oct. 28, the collective protest escalated once again.
To appease public indignation, authorities announced
a permanent suspension of the project.
Not believing the authorities, local people again broke out in
large conflict against the police.
In recent years, Mainland China launched a series of
projects with consequences of severe environmental pollution, causing many & frequent protests.
Analysis pointed out how CCP officials insist on launching
large projects despite their pollution for two main reasons:
Firstly, they rely upon GDP growth for personal promotion;
Secondly, large projects bring about opportunities for corruption.
In spite of the week-long protest by over ten thousand
people in Zhenhai District, Ningbo,
the authorities still announced they will continue the highly
polluting PX project on the morning of 28th Oct.
Meanwhile they continued to dispatch large numbers of
armed police and special police to repress the protesters.
Around 7:00am, hundreds of protesters went to Ningbo
Municipal Government, and asked Ningbo Mayor Liu Qi to respond.
Shouting such slogans as “Liu Qi step down; love Ningbo,"
they called for the government to abandon the plan of expanding
the chemical plants, and to release the protesters arrested earlier.
At the same time, thousands of protesters gathered in the city
center, some wearing masks and carrying slogan banners.
The authorities sent hundreds of police who again clashed
with the protesters.
Some people were arrested and injured during the clashes.
In the afternoon, the protest escalated. More and more
people came to the municipal government to protest.
Protesters marched on a number of major roads in the city,
causing the traffic to be paralyzed and all city buses suspended.
In support of the Ningbo protest, some people arrived
from other districts of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shanghai.
To pacify the protesters, Ningbo Municipal Government
announced on the night of 28th upon local TV and official microblog,
that it will not launch the PX project, and that the integrated
refinery project be halted for further scientific investigation.
However, people did not believe the authorities’ promise.
On Oct. 29th, Ningbo resident Mr. Lin told NTD that
he believed the authorities were deceiving people by saying they will not be continuing the PX project,
and that the protest had stopped, but special police
had not withdrawn.
Ningbo resident Mr. Lin: “By late last night,
the policemen really beat up on people in a random fashion.
They are all from other districts, not local police.
Some of them seem to have tattoos on the body.
They might be related with the gangs.
When they arrived, they started to clear the field.
Whoever tried to stay would receive a beating.
Some people were bleeding from the beating of the batons.
Some are in hospital, others arrested.
The problem is that no Chinese media reported on this issue.
This shows that there is a real problem.”
Beijing constitutional scholar Chen Yongmiao said,
local authorities launched such large projects for two reasons:
First, they rely upon GDP growth for personal promotion;
Second, large projects bring about opportunities for corruption.
Beijing constitutional scholar Chen Yongmiao: “Local GDP
growth counts for the performance of local officials.
For personal promotion, they have to
keep launching new projects.
There is another factor. With large projects
they are able to obtain personal benefits through corruption.
They have no regards for people’s life.”
In recent years, collective protests have broken out
all over China.
In August of last year, Dalian’s PX project also triggered
a major dispute between the government and over ten thousand people.
The Dalian government finally decided
to discontinue the project.
Now, however, the Dalian PX project is back on track, and is
even increasing its schedule by 700,000 tons of production.
In July of this year, Shifang and Qidong in Jiangsu Province
also saw successive protests due to pollution creating projects.
All protests quieted down after local governments
announced to discontinue such projects.
“Beijing News" reported on 26th that Yang Chaofei,
vice-director of China’s Environmental Science Society, said,
since 1996, collective protests due to environmental problems
had been on the increase, by 29% every year.
Less than 1% of them were resolved through judicial channels.
He Zhe, director of Han Hollywood Preparatory Committee,
pointed out that CCP’s group interests and insufficient legal system gave rise to such conflicts.
He Zhe, Director of Han Hollywood Preparatory Committee:
“With a well-founded legal system, these problems can be resolved.
Unreasonable projects would be prevented, without causing
any of these fierce conflicts.
So the main problem lies in the country’s political system.
Its judiciary system is not functioning normally.
In order to protect the rich and powerful,
the legal system rejects to accept such cases.”
He Zhe pointed out that if a government does not carry out
its responsible duties, leaving the victims with no way out,
then finally people’s force must overthrow
this corrupt system.
