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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span>.</p><p><span word="Dong">Dong</span> <span word="Liangjie">Liangjie</span>, 47, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="provocative">provocative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dong">Dong</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 11 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span>, <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>. <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="Dong">Dong</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="blogging">blogging</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> "<span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contraceptive">contraceptive</span> <span word="substances">substances</span>" <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="unpredictable">unpredictable</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abnormal">abnormal</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span>, <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pig">pig</span> <span word="livers">livers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Huizhou">Huizhou</span>, <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>, <span word="forwarded">forwarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Dong">Dong</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fabricating">fabricating</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Dong">Dong</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distorting">distorting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="bloggers">bloggers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="example">example</span>," <span word="Dong">Dong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="aired">aired</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="abide">abide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="online">online</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p>
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