China launches mega US$10 billion canal project in a bid to help its economy

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China’s Pinglu Canal project was launched on August 28, 2022, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China. Expected to be completed in 54 months, the project is an important part of a new land-sea corridor connecting inland regions in southwestern China with Guangxi’s coast and cities bordering Vietnam. Local authorities hope the new project will support regional transport and economic development. The Pinglu Canal is also being built to open a new waterway transport channel for trade between China and Asean countries. It will be China’s first new canal since 1949.

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[chitru]

China made the Grand Canal a thousand years ago, the longest artificial canal in the world and is still being used to this day.

[leonardpearlman]

This does not seem like a water-transfer project! It looks like the goal is transportation! Responding to the comments section here, a lot of it seems wildly irrelevant.

[metanews]

$10.5 Billion USD is less than the cost of the Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, which cost $13 Billion!

[rollingdownfalling]

Many people commented seems to have little geographic knowledge of China. The canal starts where the current draught is located which is somewhere around Szechuan Province, and Ending into the ocean in Guanxi Province. The opposite direction doesn't make sense because Ocean water cannot flow inland due to elevation.

[hansudowolfrahm]

I'm worried water will flow out to quickly giving the droughts. I think if it's channeled correctly and stopped by barriers this can be used to keep more water at the same time in the country boosting and saving agricultural sectors along the new road as well as the old

[Commievn]

China doesn't have a water scarcity problem.
What it has is a water distribution problem.

Too much water in the south while too little up north.

A canal, man-made lakes will solve this problem.

[irritatedanglosaxon]

"to boost her economy" like China was an advancing country... They are the richest nation by now

[TamagoHead]

After droughts when plants die, the water retention of the soil is so damaged that are floods are typical the next time heavy rain come.

[condorX]

I like the scenery and the music. Cheers SCMP for the update.

[yeapsoon]

Environmentalists live in the most comfortable homes in exclusive housing zones that have the best amenities money can buy. Private jets, expensive hotels, chaffeured driven, security etc. Aren't we worried?

[theolich]

A canal that had been envisioned 100 years ago.

[RashaKahn]

By the time it’s done, droughts are going to be so bad it’ll be too shallow to put ships on it.

[khoadinh]

The shortest way for Yunnan flow of goods is travelling via Red River to Haiphong deep water port. This strategy is to help China reduce on Vietnam waterway, all goods now going directly to Guangxi port instead of Vietnam-based port.

[Alamak]

Anyone can call themselves environmentalists and put in their 2 cents worth. And some Hollywood environmentalist travel in a private jet

[tedaspane]

Primarily is to boost GDP, nothing more.

[ramonching]

Environmentalist worried.... Sure. Go back to stone age.
We want to advance. We want progress.

[darnneljones]

... I'm not so sure about this project...

[marwanmezo]

Finally, Xinjiang united nations confessed

[Fishcakebuttie]

Imagine just how much fossil fuel that would take!

[sleric]

With new technologies, simulation of extensive rain can be made and prevent future flooding as well. As far as possible dense residential areas should be avoided. 500 years ago it makes sense to live near a water source, today it is risky.