Activists Rally Outside Chinese Embassy over River Pollution
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Public sentiment in Thailand is rising against cross-border pollution caused by Chinese investment. On July 8, a Thai civic group protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, some wearing masks bearing the image of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. They condemned the police's use of violence to disperse demonstrators outside the Chinese Consulate General in Chiang Mai and demanded that the Chinese government take responsibility for cross-bord…
Activists rally outside Chinese embassy over river pollution
BANGKOK — 8 July 2026, activists gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok to submit demands urging China to help address cross-border pollution and calling for an investigation into police use of force during a protest outside the Chinese Consulate- The demonstration was organized by the NGO Coordinating Committee (NGO-COD), together with civil society networks. Protest leaders poured water, which they said had been collected from affecte…
Chinese embassy protest in Bangkok links Myanmar mines to polluted Thai rivers
Chinese embassy protest in Bangkok links Myanmar mines to polluted Thai riversLegacyCivil society groups gathered in protest outside the Chinese embassy in Bangkok today, July 8, to demand accountability from Beijing over cross-border river pollution linked to Chinese-backed mining in Myanmar. The rally was organised by the NGO Coordinating Committee on Development (NGO-COD) together with civil society networks. Demonstrators held a symbolic cer…
Thai civic groups protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand today, holding banners and chanting slogans to condemn the police's use of violence to disperse demonstrators outside the Chinese Consulate General in Chiang Mai. They also demanded that the Chinese government take responsibility for cross-border pollution caused by Chinese-invested mines in Myanmar and for the environmental impact of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Following clashes between the People's Network for the Protection of the Kok, Sai, Ruak, and Mekong Rivers and Chiang Mai police officers who were maintaining order during the network's demonstration.
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