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Proof: China launches Pinglu Canal, slashing transit time to Southeast Asia

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674346920017a943a6d2425cf42a5dd5c5c21ca4e03a0b6f9e0ba3e61363ab12

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-674346920017.json prints 674346920017a943a6d2425cf42a5dd5c5c21ca4e03a0b6f9e0ba3e61363ab12. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. There is no OpenTimestamps receipt for this record yet.
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

This headline has not been sealed. Headlines are sealed automatically within minutes of first being seen; older ones are sealed on request, and are then marked as a backfill.