Canal project proposed to reduce capital's smog

Experts are questioning whether a proposed canal from Beijing to Tianjin would reduce the capital's smog, as a new study suggested.

A bluebook by the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences said the 160 km canal, also capable of carrying ships, would start in southeast Beijing and end in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin.

This is not the first time the idea of building a canal has been brought up, but it has attracted attention because the bluebook said the canal may help reduce smog.