国内英语资讯:Xi Focus: How China is tackling its water stress
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12-- <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gush">gush</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mega">mega</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="diversion">diversion</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="optimize">optimize</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>.</p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arid">arid</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span>, <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> "<span word="lifeline">lifeline</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recipient">recipient</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 30 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="over">over</span> 120 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="canals">canals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pipelines">pipelines</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="freshwater">freshwater</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="capita">capita</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="average">average</span>.</p><p><span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="powering">powering</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="scarcity">scarcity</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p>
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