09.16
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·广西壮族自治区
On September 16, Chinese Communist Party official media announced that the Pinglu Canal, connecting Hengzhou in Nanning with Beibu Gulf, has officially opened to navigation. Construction of the canal began on August 28, 2022. With a total length of 134.2 kilometers, it is a Class I inland waterway capable of accommodating 5,000-ton vessels. The total volume of earth and rock excavation reached 315 million cubic meters, and it is touted as setting four world records.
2026
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Liuzhou
Zheng Junkang, former Party Secretary of Liuzhou, pushed a ground rail transit project that the State Council had not approved and built it with borrowed money; after debt oversight tightened and audits moved in, the project stopped and was left unfinished.
1994
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
With the China Three Gorges Project Corporation acting as the credit entity, the China Development Bank provided a massive 30 billion yuan, 15-year loan for the Three Gorges Project. At that time, Yu Xiaoping was responsible for related financing at the head office.