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New law takes aim at marine pollution

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Good news for Chinese beachgoers – in the future there should be less poop in the sea.
On Tuesday, the national legislature (NPC) amended the Marine Environment Protection Law.

The law was first passed in 1982. This is the fifth update.

The update codifies into law previous regulations that requi...