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Nanning here we come
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Carol Yangin Beijing
Published: 11:00pm, 26 Jan 2026
China is expected to finish construction on the landmark Pinglu Canal before the end of this year, taking just four years to complete the 72.7 billion yuan (US$10.4 billion) project to boost trade links with the country’s top export destination: Southeast Asia.
The mega-project will provide China’s landlocked southwestern provinces with direct access to global shipping lanes, making it faster and cheaper to transport goods between the Chinese interior and neighbouring countries.
The 134km (83 mile) waterway linking Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, with the Gulf of Tonkin – known in China as the Beibu Gulf – via the Qinjiang River is the first major canal China has built for centuries.
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Belt and Road Initiative
EconomyChina Economy
China close to opening US$10 billion canal linking heartlands to Southeast Asia
Reading Time:2 minuteshttps://www.scmp.com/policies-and-standards
Carol Yangin Beijing
Published: 11:00pm, 26 Jan 2026
China is expected to finish construction on the landmark Pinglu Canal before the end of this year, taking just four years to complete the 72.7 billion yuan (US$10.4 billion) project to boost trade links with the country’s top export destination: Southeast Asia.
The mega-project will provide China’s landlocked southwestern provinces with direct access to global shipping lanes, making it faster and cheaper to transport goods between the Chinese interior and neighbouring countries.
The 134km (83 mile) waterway linking Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, with the Gulf of Tonkin – known in China as the Beibu Gulf – via the Qinjiang River is the first major canal China has built for centuries.
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