Pinglu Canal opens up new route for China-ASEAN cooperation

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China has opened Pinglu Canal, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Phar Kim Beng from the Institute of International and ASEAN Studies under the International Islamic University Malaysia says the Canal opens up a new route within the existing cooperation framework between China and ASEAN countries.