Hong Kong mustn’t miss the boat on the Pinglu Canal and Asean trade

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Ng, D. (2026, September 29). Hong Kong mustn’t miss the boat on the Pinglu Canal and Asean trade. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368947/hong-kong-mustnt-miss-boat-pinglu-canal-and-asean-trade?utm_source=rss_feed

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The article discusses the strategic importance of the Pinglu Canal for Hong Kong's trade prospects with ASEAN nations. The canal, stretching 134.2 kilometers from Xijin reservoir in Guangxi to the Gulf of Tonkin, allows vessels up to 5,000 tonnes to access global markets more efficiently than before. This infrastructure project supports China’s New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, an initiative first endorsed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and then-Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in 2015.

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The South China Morning Post discusses the significance of the Pinglu Canal for Hong Kong's economic future. The canal, stretching 134.2km (83.4 miles) from Xijin reservoir in Hengzhou, Guangxi to the Beibu Gulf, allows vessels up to 5,000 tonnes to navigate a shorter and more cost-effective route to global markets for southwestern inland provinces. This initiative reflects Asia’s growing interconnectedness and regional economic expansion. Strategically, it supports the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, an artery first proposed under the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative in 2015 by then Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The canal aims to enhance trade connectivity between inland provinces and Southeast Asian markets.

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Daryl Ng

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China Guangxi Hengzhou Hong Kong Xijin

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China GPE · 1× Guangxi GPE · 1× Hengzhou GPE · 1× Hong Kong GPE · 1× Lee Hsien Loong PERSON · 1× Singapore GPE · 1× Xi Jinping PERSON · 1× Xijin GPE · 1×

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Hong Kong mustn’t miss the boat on the Pinglu Canal and Asean trade The game-changing canal is a physical response to an economic reality: Asia’s growth is becoming more regional and more connected Designed for vessels of up to 5,000 tonnes, the 134.2km (83.4 mile) waterway stretches from the Xijin reservoir in Hengzhou, an emerging city in Guangxi, to the Gulf of Tonkin (known as the Beibu Gulf in China), providing southwestern inland provinces with a shorter and more cost-effective route to global markets.

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2026-09-29 · South China Morning Post

Hong Kong mustn’t miss the boat on the Pinglu Canal and Asean trade · assertive framing

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waterway → miss → markets

Strategically, it anchors the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a rapidly growing artery that was first conceptualised under the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative endorsed in 2015 by President Xi Jinping and Lee Hsien Loong, then prime minister of Singapore. asserted

that → anchor → Singapore