Man summoned for threatening reporter

A pig farm employee who threatened a reporter with a knife was summoned by police in Yangshan county, Guangdong province, on Wednesday, for further investigation.

A reporter from Guangdong Radio and Television Broadcasting Station was conducting an on-site interview on Tuesday, after the farm belonging to Guangdong Meijiaobao Livestock was reported by local residents to have illegally discharged pollutants.

Residents in the vicinity claim the farm's discharge of livestock wastewater has caused severe pollution in the surrounding forests and water conservation areas. They also mention that a foul stench is present every evening.