Inland-ocean boundary line demarcated for Pinglu Canal

The inland-ocean boundary line at the Pinglu Canal in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, was released on Friday.

According to the Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration and the Guangxi Department of Transportation, the vertical projection line of the south edge of the bridge deck of the Qinjiang Bridge is demarcated as the reference axis, with the north side of the line determined as the inland water area, and the south side as the sea area.

The bridge is on the G75 Expressway from Lanzhou City in northwest China's Gansu Province to Haikou City in south China's Hainan Province.

The 134.2-kilometer canal is scheduled to be fully navigable in September this year.

Upon completion, the canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country.

Inland-ocean boundary line demarcated for Pinglu Canal

The China Coast Guard (CCG) said it conducted a law-enforcement patrol in waters east of China's Taiwan Island Monday in response to Japan and the Philippines' unilateral announcement of maritime delimitation talks in the area.

The move by Japan and the Philippines seriously infringes upon China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and the patrol was a necessary action taken against it, said Jiang Lue, a spokesperson for the CCG.

"We urge Japan and the Philippines to immediately cease all illegal actions that undermine China's sovereignty, rights and interests," Jiang said.

The CCG will continue to strengthen control over relevant waters and take measures to safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, the spokesperson added.

China Coast Guard patrols waters east of Taiwan Island amid Japan-Philippines delimitation talks