1,000-km pipeline to connect Chinese city to Russian lake
China is reportedly considering to build a 1,000-kilometer pipeline connecting the drought-hit city of Lanzhou to Russia's Lake Baikal, the deepest freshwater lake on earth. The project will help pump water to Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province which experienced just 380 millimetres of rain last year. Notably, China has 20% of the world's population but just 7% of fresh water.