<p>China has opened the 134.2 km Pinglu Canal, creating a new river-to-sea artery from the country’s southwest directly to the Beibu Gulf and potentially redrawing inland freight flows towards Southeast Asia. Built at a cost of around RMB72.7bn ($10.2bn), the canal runs from Pingtangjiangkou near Nanning, south through Qinzhou and into the Beibu Gulf. It &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/china-opens-pinglu-canal-carving-a-new-southwest-route-to-the-sea/</p></p>