China widens kindergarten lead poisoning probe as central government weighs in

By Phoebe Zhang

China widens kindergarten lead poisoning probe as central government weighs in

China has expanded the probe into a kindergarten lead poisoning scandal that has shocked the nation, with the central government getting involved in a rare intervention in a provincial investigation.
On Saturday night the authorities in Gansu said the investigation would be led by provincial leaders working alongside a task force from the State Council, the country鈥檚 cabinet.
Last week, Chinese media reported that 233 of 251 children at the kindergarten in Tianshui, a second-tier city in the…

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