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China launches Pinglu Canal; Hong Kong unveils first 5-year plan: SCMP’s 7 highlights. (2026, September 18). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3367930/china-launches-pinglu-canal-hong-kong-unveils-first-5-year-plan-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed
“China launches Pinglu Canal; Hong Kong unveils first 5-year plan: SCMP’s 7 highlights.” South China Morning Post, 18 Sept. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3367930/china-launches-pinglu-canal-hong-kong-unveils-first-5-year-plan-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed.
“China launches Pinglu Canal; Hong Kong unveils first 5-year plan: SCMP’s 7 highlights.” South China Morning Post, September 18, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3367930/china-launches-pinglu-canal-hong-kong-unveils-first-5-year-plan-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed.
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The Chinese Communist Party recently inaugurated the Pinglu Canal, a significant project under its Belt and Road Initiative that connects the Xijiang River to the South China Sea, reducing shipping distances by hundreds of miles and cutting costs for transporting goods like coal, ore, grain, new-energy materials, and auto parts. Costing approximately $10 billion and spanning 83 miles, this canal is the first river-to-sea waterway built in China since 1949. It aims to stimulate economic growth in underdeveloped southwestern regions by improving access to overseas markets and fostering cross-border investment, potentially transforming these areas similarly to how the Yangtze River has boosted Shanghai's economy.
