The authorities in China
have a removed from websites a popular
documentary which highlights the
country's severe pollution problem. Under the Dome explains the social and health costs of pollution, and was watched by more than 100 million people online, sparking debates.
It was removed just two days after Premier Li Keqiang called pollution a blight on people's lives.
Mr Li had promised to fight it with all the government's might.
The environmental issue has dominated the current session of the Chinese parliament, the National People's Congress, in Beijing.
The newly appointed environmental protection minister, Chen Jining, had praised Under The Dome, telling reporters it should "encourage efforts by individuals to improve air quality".
But the huge popularity of an impassioned, independent film on the issue appears to have made the communist authorities nervous, correspondents say.
Source:BBC
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