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China’s new canal, Baltimore’s new bridge, and NYC’s wheelchair ramps: The GDP problem

Inside China Business | February 10, 2026
Purchasing Power Parity is a tool to standardize GDP measures across economies, to account for large differences in cost in different countries. China is opening a new $10 billion canal, that will transform trade routes in Southeast Asia. The project includes 27 new bridges, and capacity for 5,000-ton cargo vessels that will dramatically cut shipping times and costs for China’s interior provinces. Closing scene, Wuhan
Resources and links:
How China built a giant modern canal in just four years https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-02-02…
China has plans for grand canals https://www.economist.com/china/2022/…
Are we measuring China’s GDP wrong?    • Are we measuring China’s GDP wrong?  
Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-…
Maryland more than doubles cost estimate on rebuilding collapsed Baltimore bridge https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/…
China nears opening of $10 billion canal, linking heartland to Southeast Asia https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-ec…
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Network https://www.nyc.gov/site/mopd/publica…

February 10, 2026 - Posted by | Economics, Video | ,

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