# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXQTeKDKun
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70688748-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T21:30:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

China opened the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi on Wednesday — a 134.2 km river-to-sea link connecting landlocked southwest China directly to the Beibu Gulf and the South China Sea.⁣
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Built at a cost of roughly 72.7 billion yuan (about $10.75 billion USD), the canal is the first river-to-sea project planned and coordinated at the national level since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.⁣
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Strategically, the canal sits along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, strengthening links between China's inland regions and ASEAN, which is China's largest trading partner. ⁣
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#PingluCanal #China #ASEAN #Infrastructure #Trade

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## Tags

china, infrastructure, trade, asean, pinglucanal

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