China opens major river-to-sea canal, the Pinglu Canal, creating trade shortcut to Southeast Asia. Highlights: https://t.co/48yzQHnjQN
- The 134.2-km canal is the 1st river-to-sea canal project planned and coordinated at national level since 1949.
- Designed for vessels of up to 5,000 tonnes, it shortens inland waterway journey for goods from SW China to sea by 560+ km.
- Expected to reduce overall logistics costs by 18 to 30% and save 5+ billion yuan in transportation costs each year.
- Creating a new link between China's market of 1.4 billion people and ASEAN's nearly 700 million consumers.
- One engineering challenge was a 65-meter difference in water level, roughly the height of a 20-plus-story building.
- Environmental protection was another priority during construction.
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桂林山水|藏在东方水墨里的人间仙境。
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