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	ENN: Environmental News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		JIAMUSI, China — A deputy mayor who claimed there was no pollution from a chemical plant explosion was found dead at his home amid public anger over officials' failure to quickly alert residents that tons of toxins had spilled into a major river.
		Jiamusi shut down some wells used by its main water plant Friday because they were close to the river.
		On Wednesday, only one of Jiamusi's four water-treatment pools was operating, while workers in overalls and face masks prepared the remaining pools by lining the bottoms with tons of activated carbon, a material used to filter water.
	www.enn.com /today_PF.html?id=9410 (626 words)

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		Jiamusi is the 2nd-largest Chinese city affected, after the major industrial center of Harbin suspended running water for 3.8 million people for 5 days as the benzene spill passed.
		Jiamusi should be able to continue supplying running water because it has access to deep wells that won't be affected by the contamination, said an employee at its water company.
		Jiamusi also has access to deep wells that won't be affected by the contamination and so should be able to continue to supply drinking water, said a woman who answered the phone at its water company.
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	Another Chinese city shuts down water plant as toxic spill approaches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The benzene is due to reach Jiamusi on Tuesday, according to the government.
		Jiamusi is the second-biggest Chinese city affected, after the major industrial center of Harbin suspended running water for 3.8 million people for five days as the benzene spill passed.
		Jiamusi should be able to continue supplying running water because it has access to deep wells that won't be affected by the contamination, said an employee who answered the phone at its water company.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/world/051203/w120324.html (579 words)

	CBS News \| Second Chinese City Shuts Down Water Plant
		The benzene from a chemical plant explosion upstream is expected to reach Jiamusi on Tuesday, according to the government.
		Jiamusi is the second-biggest Chinese city affected by the spill, after the major industrial center of Harbin upstream suspended running water for 3.8 million people for five days after benzene polluted the water supply.
		Jiamusi also has access to deep wells that will not be affected by the contamination and so should be able to continue to supply drinking water, said an employee of the water company, who refused to give her name.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/12/03/ap/tech/mainD8E8O2QO0.shtml (848 words)

	News: China: Chemical Spill - Nov 2005, China: Toxic slick forces Chinese city of half a million to cut water supply
		Warnings were posted along the river bank in Jiamusi ordering people not to draw water from the river, or to swim or fish in it, according to the paper.
		Jiamusi and other large cities along the Songhua river are paying the price of one of the country's worst industrial accidents on record in recent years.
		Li Haitao, mayor of Jiamusi, warned the pollutants were likely to form sediments on the banks of an island in the river, resulting in long-term contamination of drinking water.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6JSHFQ?OpenDocument (585 words)

	Jiamusi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jiamusi (Chinese: 佳木斯; pinyin: Jiāmùsī) is a prefecture-level city in the province of Heilongjiang, in the People's Republic of China, located on the riverside of the middle and lower reaches of the Songhua River.
		A benzene plant situated upstream in the city of Jilin along the Songhua river exploded on 13 November 2005.
		They also denied reports of a chemical leak, claiming that was "just a rumour." [1]
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jiamusi (180 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Jiamusi
		Jiamusi JIAMUSI [Jiamusi] or Kiamusze, city (1994 est.
		The significant heavy and light industries of Jiamusi are centered mainly on large state-owned factories that are increasingly economically
		Pollutants on Songhua River arrive at urban Jiamusi.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Jiamusi (217 words)

	Epochtimes English Edition- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Heilongjiang Province—The policemen in Jiamusi Labor Camp use a wire shaft as a torture instrument and force Falun Gong practitioners to sit on them which results in their buttocks being severely torn.
		Several torture methods are used in Jiamusi Labor Camp, including electric shock on face and genital parts, whipping, gripping fingers with pliers, force feeding, hard physical labor, sleep deprivation, feed practitioners with pig food, confine them in small cells, hanging and beating, tiger bench, and injection of unknown drugs.
		According to sources, Jiamusi Labor Camp was almost bankrupt before the crackdown, but now is heavily funded by the government with newly built buildings being constructed and employees receiving an increase in pay.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/3-10-13/9978.html (385 words)

	The Hindu News Update Service
		(PTI): Scores of people in Jiamusi, the second largest city on the lower reaches of the Songhua river, have left their homes since part of the nearly 150-km-long pollution slick reached the city of over two million people last night, reports said today.
		The front of the pollution spill belt was at Aoqi town, some 30 kilometres from the city proper on Wednesday morning, the environment protection bureau of Heilongjiang Province said.
		Jiamusi has closed down its waterworks out of the fear that its water source might be contaminated by the pollution slick.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/holnus/003200512071341.htm (311 words)

	Assorted Cases of Practitioners Being Detained, Extorted Money and Beaten in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province ...
		During the time he was held at the Jiamusi City Detention Centre, he went on a hunger strike for 6 days.
		He was brought back to Jiamusi City on June 29 and was detained for 60 days and had over 600 Yuan extorted from him as the boarding fee.
		Because she clarified the truth at a picture display held in Jiamusi City that smeared Falun Dafa, she was arrested and detained for 11 days.
	www.clearharmony.net /articles/200203/3427.html (2068 words)

	ABC News: Chinese City Rushes to Open Water Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A resident walks across the frozen Songhua River in Jiamusi, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Monday Dec. 5, 2005.
		JIAMUSI, China Dec 6, 2005 (AP)— A city of 480,000 people in China's northeast rushed a new water plant into operation as a toxic spill on a nearby river arrived Tuesday and the city was forced to shut down other water facilities for fear of contamination, the local government said.
		The spill of cancer-causing benzene and related compounds into the Songhua River has disrupted drinking water supplies to millions of people in China, and a Russian city downstream is bracing for the arrival of the chemicals early next week.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1376804&page=2 (505 words)

	China Getting U.S. Help With Toxic Spill (phillyBurbs.com) \| Asia
		JIAMUSI, China - The United States said Tuesday it was sending experts to help China limit damage from a toxic spill in a river, while Beijing promised to work closely with Moscow to cope with the chemicals flowing toward Russia's Far East.
		The spill reached Jiamusi early Tuesday, said a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Office of Heilongjiang province, where the city is located.
		On Friday, Jiamusi shut down three of the seven wells that feed its main water plant, saying they were close to the river and that it wanted to avoid contamination.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/90-12062005-580312.html (869 words)

	Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
		When the relentless persecution of Falun Dafa began on July 20, 1999, Ma Xuejun became the first to be targeted for persecution in Jiamusi because he was the chief assistant of Jiamusi Falun Dafa Volunteer Center.
		On December 12, 2002, around 2am, about 20 policemen from the Jiamusi Branch of Railroad Public Security Department took away Ma Xuejun and six other Dafa practitioners from the dwelling in which they were staying.
		After family members' many attempts to secure his release and under pressure from the strong protest and condemnation of many people seeking justice, on the night of December 26, 2003, the Jiamusi City Police Department sent Ma Xuejun home on a stretcher, put him down, and left, shirking the responsibility for his condition.
	www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2004/1/18/44202p.html (1014 words)

	CNN.com - Chinese city rushes in water plant - Dec 6, 2005
		JIAMUSI, China (AP) -- A city of 480,000 people in China's northeast rushed a new water plant into operation as a toxic spill on a nearby river arrived Tuesday and the city was forced to shut down other water facilities for fear of contamination, the local government said.
		The city of Jiamusi opened a new water treatment facility Monday afternoon -- several months early -- to ensure water supplies while the stream of chemicals passes, the local Communist Party newspaper Jiamusi Daily said.
		On Friday, the Jiamusi city government shut down parts of its No. 7 Water Plant, which is near the river, in order to avoid contamination, saying the plant draws on ground water wells but is located near the river.
	www.cnn.com /rssclick/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/china.poisoned.water/index.html?section=cnn_latest (777 words)

	USATODAY.com - China to work with Russia, U.S. after toxic spill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		JIAMUSI, China (AP) — The United States said Tuesday that it was sending experts to help China cope with a river-borne toxic spill that is approaching Russia's Far East, while Beijing promised to work closely with Moscow to limit the damage.
		The city of 480,000 people rushed a new water plant into operation as supplies from near the river were cut back drastically to prevent contamination.
		On Friday, Jiamusi shut down three of the seven wells that feed its main water plant, saying they were close to the river and could become contaminated.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-12-06-china-spill_x.htm (783 words)

	Welcome to our homepage! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jiamusi lies in the Northeast of Heilongjiang Province, SanJaing river plain hinterland.
		Jiamusi has jurisdiction over 5 districts, 4 counties, 2 county-level cities, there are 32660 sq.
		Jiamusi has already become the new developing port city leading to the Pacific Ocean, the wasteland in the past, Will become" Gold Triangle" that a Chinese and foreign investor develops.
	www.cnkr21.com /english/heilongjiang/jiamusi.htm (274 words)

	USATODAY.com - China may build dam to shield Russia from toxic spill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		JIAMUSI, China (AP) — China is considering building a dam to reduce the impact of a river-borne toxic spill expected to arrive in a Russian city early next week, state media and a government spokesman said Thursday.
		The spot was chosen because the water is only 3 feet deep and moves slowly at this time of year, the newspaper said.
		It said Chinese experts arrived Tuesday in the northeastern city of Jiamusi to study a Russian proposal for the dam.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-12-08-china-spill_x.htm?csp=34 (716 words)

	Facts about the Unlawful Detention, Brutal Beatings and Extortion of Dafa Practitioners \| Clearharmony - Falundafa in ...
		In 1999, she went to the provincial capital to appeal for Dafa and was intercepted by the police and illegally detained for 20 hours.
		At the end of 2000, she went to Beijing for the second time and was again sent back to J iamusi City, after having been illegally detained for one week in Beijing.
		When officers from the Xiangyang District Police Department of Jiamusi City heard that her family is quite well off, they frequently came to her house to arrest her so that they could extort more money.
	www.clearharmony.net /articles/200201/2742.html (3556 words)

	AllRefer.com - Jiamusi, China (Chinese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Jiamusi, China (Chinese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is the chief port on the lower reaches of the Songhua River.
		The significant heavy and light industries of Jiamusi are centered mainly on large state-owned factories that are increasingly economically troubled, leading to widespread unemployment.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/Jiamusi.html (172 words)

	SLIDESHOW - Comcast.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Residents walk across the frozen Songhua River in front of smoke stacks at Jiamusi, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Sunday Dec. 4, 2005.
		A water plant in Jiamusi, a city of about 480,000 people, was shut down Friday, as China's chief environmental regulator resigned, taking the blame for a chemical spill into the Songhua River which has forced five Chinese cities to stop water supply, and strained relations with Russia.
		The slick of toxic benzene is expected to arrive in Jiamusi Tuesday.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/photoshow/html/int_news/276664.html (82 words)

	RinaNeo Jiamusi Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		Jiamusi is a city in northeastern China, in Heilongjiang Province.
		Jiamusi started as an industrial center on the Songhua River, near the border with Russia.
		I always thought Jiamusi was a really small city, sleepy and with nothing much to do or see.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/6b508/f7997 (700 words)

	Chinese plant’s toxic chemicals head for Russia
		The benzene from a chemical plant explosion upstream is expected to reach Jiamusi on Tuesday, the government said.
		The official Xinhua News Agency said the plant supplies 70 percent to 80 percent of the city’s drinking water.
		Jiamusi also has access to deep wells that will not be affected by the contamination and should be able to continue to supply drinking water, said an employee of the water company who refused to give her name.
	www.columbiatribune.com /2005/Dec/20051204News016.asp (720 words)

	Korean Citizen's Wife, Gao Chengnu, Released from Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp \| Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
		Gao was preparing to immigrate to Korea, the Chinese Police Department refused to issue her a passport because she would not renounce the practise of Falun Gong.
		On May 7, 2004, she was abducted and detained in the Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp.
		The Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp, however, delayed her release for one more week with the excuse that she had said aloud, "Falun Dafa is good" and that she was disobeying the prison rules.
	www.clearharmony.net /articles/200505/26717.html (569 words)

	Chinese Official Quits After Toxic Spill
		On Tuesday the spill is expected to reach Jiamusi, a city of 480,000 that prepared for the contamination on Friday by shutting down a water plant on the river.
		Hundreds of villagers living near Jiamusi have been ordered to stop using water from shallow wells on the river bank.
		Xie's resignation as director of the State Environmental Protection Administration was announced hours after state media quoted his deputy as saying local officials ruined China's best chance of containing the spill by failing to report it promptly.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/12/02/international/i142622S41.DTL&feed=rss.news (725 words)

	The Jordan Company's Resolute Fund Acquires Jixi and Jiamusi Coal Mining Machinery Companies in China : ArriveNet Press ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jixi and Jiamusi were acquired from the Heilongjiang Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd., a State Owned Enterprise ("SOE") owned by the Heilongjiang State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission ("SASAC").
		Jixi and Jiamusi are the leading suppliers of shearers, roadheaders and other coal mining equipment in China.
		This transaction will allow Jordan to partner with Williams, Lee and the Jixi and Jiamusi management teams to expand through the development of an aggressive export program as well as strategic acquisitions of companies that manufacture related safe and efficient coal mining equipment solutions.
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/810552.html (463 words)

	Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Jiamusi - Vacation Rental (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		If you are considering buying real estate in Jiamusi, or anywhere else for that matter, the most widely used method of borrowing the funds to make the purchase is a mortgage.
		When renting a home in Jiamusi you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
		In many cases vacation rentals in Jiamusi are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Jiamusi.
	www.propertyworld.com /_China_Heilongjiang_Jiamusi (831 words)

	ABC News: Second Chinese City Shuts Down Water Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Water supply was cut off to 26,000 people in the town as a toxic slick of benzene from a chemical plant explosion on Nov. 13 passes by in the Songhua River.
		Water supply in nearby Jiamusi, a city of about 480,000 people, was shut down Friday, as China's chief environmental regulator resigned, taking the blame for the chemical spill into the river.
		Dec 3, 2005 (AP)— YILAN, China A second city in northeast China shut down a water plant on a poisoned river, fearing contamination from the approaching toxic chemicals, a city official said Saturday.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1368903 (498 words)

	China Railways Trip Reports
		Jiamusi has now only 20 QJ (as we were told by the staff).
		The QJ works 100% of the freights between Jiamusi and Boli and few trains to Shuangyashan.
		So, these two QJ were the locos of two local freights, which remain the only steam hauled trains on the section Jiamusi - Nancha.
	www.angelfire.com /nb/qjc/bockholt201.html (4090 words)

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