A top government think tank has suggested that a canal flowing from Beijing to Tianjin would help ease the capital city's water shortage.Â
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The plan has been formulated by the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences in a bluebook released last week.Â
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According to the bluebook, while the canal can help moisturize the capital city, desalinated seawater from the Bohai Sea carried via the canal will ease its water shortage.Â