China opens $10 billion shipping canal to Southeast Asia in landmark win for Belt and Road Initiative

The Chinese Communist Party has chalked up a major win for its Belt and Road Initiative, opening a massive shipping canal that will connect swaths of the country to trade routes in Southeast Asia. Beijing announced the official opening o…
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