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China inaugurates 134.2-kilometre Pinglu Canal to strengthen links with ASEAN

China opened the 134.2-kilometre Pinglu Canal on September 16 at a cost of 72.7 billion yuan (about 10.75 billion US dollars), providing landlocked areas in the country's southwest with a shorter route to the coast and ASEAN markets.

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China inaugurates 134.2-kilometre Pinglu Canal to strengthen links with ASEAN

China opened the 134.2-kilometre Pinglu Canal on September 16, at a construction cost of 72.7 billion yuan (about 10.75 billion US dollars), to improve access from landlocked areas in the country's southwest to the coast and overseas markets.

A shorter route to the Beibu Gulf

The canal runs from Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China, to the Beibu Gulf, the nearest maritime outlet for most areas in the country's southwest.

Strengthening trade links with ASEAN

The canal gives inland areas a shorter route to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China's largest trading partner.

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