Public interest lawsuits clean up bad governance
- Posted on August 4, 2026
- By The China Daily
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Public interest lawsuits clean up bad governance
For years, a 3,000-square-meter plot along the Mangdao River in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, sat choked beneath 3,000 metric tons of garbage and concrete rubble. As a key tributary of the Yangtze River and vital source area for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the site along the Mangdao River was more than a local eyesore. Despite the obvious threat to a crucial national water supply, local authorities allowed the dump to fester.