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"Next week, Chinese officials plan to inaugurate a new shipping channel intended to invigorate trade along the country's south coast and spur development in inland provinces.
In recent years, Southeast Asia has overtaken Europe and North America as China's top trading partner, and the new Pinglu Canal could help accelerate this even further. Built in just four years, the canal's rapid construction contrasts with lackluster progress on overseas canal projects involving Chinese interests. ..."
"The Pinglu Canal ... is a 134.2-kilometer inland river I-class waterway under construction between Xijin reservoir on the Yu river in Hengzhou and the lower part of the Qin River, allowing access to the Gulf of Tonkin.
The canal will shorten the route between inland Guangxi and the sea by up to 560 km (350 mi).[1] It is China's first river-to-sea canal since the founding of the People's Republic. ..." (Wikipedia)
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