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The Story of Kazakh Villagers Opposing a Chinese Cement Plant
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2019niándào2024niánhā sà kè sī tǎn哈萨克斯坦yí gè一个xiǎocūn zhuāng村庄decūn mín村民yīn wèi因为zhōng guó中国shuǐ ní水泥chǎngdài lái带来dewū rǎn污染jiàn kāng健康wèn tí问题jué dìng决定xiàngfǎ yuàn法院tóu sù投诉

From 2019 to 2024, villagers in a small village in Kazakhstan decided to file a complaint to the court because of pollution and health problems caused by a Chinese cement plant.

tā men他们xī wàng希望gōng chǎng工厂néngbān zǒu搬走huò zhě或者guān bì关闭

They hoped the factory would move away or shut down.

gāngkāi shǐ开始fǎ yuàn法院zhī chí支持lecūn mín村民rèn wéi认为gōng chǎng工厂jū mín qū居民区tàijìnfú hé符合guī dìng规定

At first, the court supported the villagers, believing the factory was too close to the residential area and did not meet regulations.

dàn shì但是hòu lái后来zhèng fǔ政府gǎi biàn改变leguī dìng规定rànggōng chǎng工厂kě yǐ可以jì xù继续zàiyuán dì原地gōng zuò工作

But later, the government changed the rules, allowing the factory to continue operating in its original location.

zhè ge这个shuǐ ní水泥chǎngshìzhōng guó中国hā sà kè sī tǎn哈萨克斯坦hé zuò合作jiàn shè建设dexiàng mù项目zhī yī之一gěidāng dì当地dài lái带来lehěnduōgōng zuò工作jī huì机会

This cement plant is one of the projects jointly built by China and Kazakhstan, bringing many job opportunities to the local area.

suī rán虽然yǒu xiē有些cūn mín村民yīn wèi因为wū rǎn污染bān zǒu搬走ledànyǒuhěnduōrényīn wèi因为gōng chǎng工厂yǒulegōng zuò工作

Although some villagers moved away because of pollution, many others found jobs because of the factory.

zhè ge这个gù shì故事gào sù告诉wǒ men我们jīng jì经济fā zhǎn发展huán jìng bǎo hù环境保护yǒu shí hòu有时候hěnnánpíng héng平衡

This story tells us that economic development and environmental protection are sometimes hard to balance.

By Nurbek Bekmurzaev / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted