On July 28, 2012 (June 10, 2012 in the lunar calendar), Qidong PX incident. On July 28th, 2012, people in Qidong, Jiangsu Province protested against the "standard tailwater discharge project". On the morning of July 28th, 2012, citizens in Qidong, Jiangsu Province took to the streets to protest because they resisted a paper mill discharging sewage to the local area. Citizens displayed opposition banners, and the city government was packed. The mayor was forced to put on a T-shirt to boycott the project, and the municipal party secretary was stripped naked because he refused to wear propaganda clothes. At noon that day, the municipal government officially decided to permanently cancel the project. In response to the announcement by Qidong City, Jiangsu Province to permanently cancel the sewage discharge project of Japan's Oji Paper Group (hereinafter referred to as Oji Paper) into the sea, yesterday (July 31), Oji Paper's official website announced that the sewage contained carcinogens. The statement is "groundless" and its Nantong factory will resume production on July 31. According to the announcement, the sewage discharge project of Wang Zi Paper Nantong Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Jiangsu Wang Zi) into the sea has sufficiently treated the sewage, which is lower than China's standard limit. It has not polluted local water sources, and the company's operations have not been affected. Previously, Jiangsu Prince had issued an announcement stating that the sea discharge pipeline was a supporting project of the company, and the implementation entity was not Jiangsu Prince. The water quality management of Jiangsu Prince Nantong Factory fully implements national standards, and the water that meets the standards is discharged after being purified in the factory. Qidong citizens protested strongly against Jiangsu Prince's sewage discharge project into the sea. On July 26th, Qidong City, Jiangsu Province said that it would suspend the construction of the sea discharge pipeline, but the citizens were not satisfied with the reply of "suspension". From the evening of July 27th to the morning of July 28th, a large-scale crowd gathered in front of the municipal government to express their protest. Qidong City issued another announcement saying that it will conduct environmental impact assessment demonstration. If the public disagrees, it will stop the construction of sea discharge pipeline in Qidong. At 10:55 on July 28th, Nantong Municipal People's Government decided to permanently stop the implementation of Nantong's large-scale water discharge project in Qidong. Qidong belongs to Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, and is a county-level city. Marine fishing accounts for a huge proportion of the city's economy. In 2011, the output value of fishery in Nantong reached 11.847 billion yuan, accounting for 24% of the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery in Nantong. Founded in 1873, Oji Paper is a world famous paper group. In 2011, Oji Paper's annual sales were 1,212.924 billion yen. In 1995, Oji Paper entered the Chinese market and currently has 16 subsidiaries in China. Among them, Jiangsu Prince Project is the largest industrial project invested in China by Japan in history, with a total investment of USD 1.954 billion and a registered capital of USD 911 million, of which Prince Paper accounts for 90% of the registered capital and Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone accounts for 10%. Not long ago, on July 1, a mass incident against the molybdenum-copper project broke out in Shifang. Due to the strong suppression by the local government, serious police-civilian conflicts were caused and many people were injured. In the "Qidong Incident", the rationality and restraint shown by the municipal government were affirmed by the public. Why can the "Qidong Incident" be resolved peacefully? Can "Qidong Experience" be replicated in similar events in the future? In the future, some places may launch controversial projects similar to PX. I'm afraid no one wants conflicts to occur. If all local governments can truly understand that "power is for the people", let power run in the sun, and guarantee people's right to know, express, participate and supervise major local public affairs, then why do heavy chemical projects need to be big, and how can the public be so sensitive to "PX"? Knowledge: PX, Chinese name para-xylene, is a low-toxic chemical, flammable, toxic and irritating. PX has an irritating effect on the eyes and upper respiratory tract. At high concentrations, it has an anesthetic effect on the central system. Inhalation of higher concentrations of xylene may even lead to acute poisoning.