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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by jiejie
You are more optimistic than I. I think BJ will not become a nice place to live again, until it's de-populated by about 1/3 of the present level. That may have to happen at some point anyway, due to outstripping of water supplies, which unlike traffic and pollution, is not talked about here (or much anywhere else publicly), but is probably an even more serious issue.
By then I'm sure they'll be rich enough to afford desalinated water. If not then they'll have to drink recycled water
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