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Taiwan: The Na'vi in “Avatar” Join the Fight against Petrochemical Plant

Written byPortnoy Zheng
Posted 12 November 2010 15:25 GMT

The native blue giants “Na'vi” who fought with colonization armies from the earth in the blockbuster movie “Avatar” has become the spiritual symbol of young environmentalists and students in Taiwan who stand against the Kuo-Kuang Petrochemical project in Changhua County. A march against Kuo-Kuang will take place on 11/13, and the “Na'vi” ask President Ma to join to march[video, zht], as reported on Civilmedia.tw.

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