Water crisis could collapse Chinese capital


BEIJING – Beijing’s water crisis is so critical that the city is facing economic collapse and the need to resettle part of its population in coming decades, a leading development policy group said Friday.

Experts predict the Chinese capital could run out of water in five to ten years, according to Grainne Ryder, policy director at Probe International.

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Source: AFP


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