Ding Xuexiang Attends the Opening Ceremony of the Pinglu Canal to Navigation

On the morning of September 16, Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony for the Pingle Canal navigation in Qinzhou, Guangxi, and announced the official opening of the canal at the Madao Hub, after which ships sounded their horns and set sail. While inspecting the canal’s construction on site, Ding Xuexiang said that after four years of construction, the Pingle Canal had been successfully completed and opened to navigation, thanks to support from all sides and the efforts of the builders. He noted that we should take the opening to navigation as an opportunity to build the Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port to a high standard, promote greater opening up in the western region, and better serve the new development pattern. He also boarded a vessel for a cruise to inspect waterway operations and the ecological protection along the banks, stressing the need to strengthen operation management, capacity保障, and cargo source organization, give full play to the role of the Pingle Canal as a backbone project of the new western landsea corridor, and promote the coordinated improvement of economic, social, and ecological benefits.