Of course, as soon as I say I will stop posting about cadmium spillages unless something significant happens, something significant happens. It is being reported that today (Friday), that Wu Haique, head of the environmental protection bureau of the city of Hechi has been dismissed along with four other officials from the Hechi municipal and [...]
Criticism has been levelled by various people - mostly in China Daily – about an apparent attempted cover up of the cadmium leak which led to Liuzhou’s drinking water crisis. Questions rightly being asked include “why was it not until Chinese New Year’s Eve (January 22nd) that there was any newspaper report in Liuzhou (and [...]
There is nothing new to report. Whether this is a good sign or not, I can’t tell. Liuzhou has stopped sending out their text messages, probably as they were becoming the same every day. The international press has been arriving in Liuzhou, usually a sure sign that the story is all but over. They are [...]
No text messages this morning, but here is a round up of the latest news. Feng Zhennian, deputy director of Guangxi’s environmental protection bureau told a press conference yesterday that tap water from all four of Liuzhou’s water treatment plants is safe for drinking. (I guess he means as safe as it ever was – [...]
The usual text messages sent out this morning showed no change to yesterday’s reported cadmium levels in Liuzhou tap water, which remain at 00060mg/l – well below the maximum safety level of 00060mg/l . In the meantime, it has been reported that “seven chemical plants executives who worked in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, including Jinchengjiang [...]
Google News – Liuzhou