PD Explainer | Pinglu Canal: A new sea gateway for Southwest China

The Pinglu Canal in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will open to navigation on September 16, 2026. As China's first major river-to-sea canal project planned and coordinated at the national level since 1949, the 134-kilometer canal gives Southwest China direct sea access. Join People's Daily reporter Zhu Yingqi as she unpacks this groundbreaking project. (Produced by Zhu Yingqi, Ni Tao, Han Xiaomeng, Li Yuanxin, Chu Chu, Liang Nan, Tian Kaihao, Chen Zhengxi, Qin Yudong and intern Liu Xinru)