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Thomas Yau

Thomas Yau

Shanghai
@Tominmedill
Senior Video Producer
Thomas Yau joined the Post in 2011 as a junior photographer, and is now the Post's Shanghai video correspondent. He holds a MSJ degree in documentary journalism from Northwestern University in Illinois, and a bachelor's degree in international journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Thomas Yau joined the Post in 2011 as a junior photographer, and is now the Post's Shanghai video correspondent. He holds a MSJ degree in documentary journalism from Northwestern University in Illinois, and a bachelor's degree in international journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Areas of Expertise:
Video Production
Languages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Hokkien, Mandarin

Video | Pinglu Canal opens in China’s Guangxi

China’s new Pinglu Canal entered service as the country’s first river-to-sea canal on Wednesday. Built to handle ships of up to 5,000 tonnes, the infrastructure will shorten the transit distance from southwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the sea by 560km (348 miles), bypassing ports in Guangdong province. By linking an expansive system of rivers and tributaries directly to the Gulf of Tonkin, the waterway provides landlocked areas across southern and southwestern China – such as Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces – with faster routes to Asean markets and international sea lanes.
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The Pinglu Canal features a waterway large enough to accommodate 5,000-tonne vessels, three dual-line shiplock hubs and 27 newly built or renovated bridges.

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