For businesses, China's Pinglu Canal has trimmed logistics costs by 18% to 40%, translating into pricing power and market competitiveness. For example, produce from a 200-hectare Orah mandarin plantation in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, can now clear customs at the city port rather than first traveling 600 kilometers to Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province, cutting time and cost.

This improved efficiency was a key factor in France's SNF Group investing 1.5 billion yuan to build a paper chemicals base in Nanning. Watch the CGTN documentary "From Vision to Connection" to find out more.