# Major river-to-sea project: China's Pinglu Canal opens for navigation

https://mins.news/en/item/63610

- CGTN, 2026-09-16 02:26 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-16/China-s-Pinglu-Canal-opens-for-navigation-1QtEl6Bh2gg/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China’s Pinglu Canal in Guangxi officially opened to commercial navigation on Wednesday. The 134.2-kilometer waterway links the Xijiang River corridor with the Beibu Gulf, shortening shipping routes from southwestern China to the sea by more than 560 kilometers and creating a more direct gateway to ASEAN. Fish passages and a wildlife bridge were built along the canal, while more than 98% of excavated material was reused.

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