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China-Laos Military Facility Draws Scrutiny As Aircraft And Military Vehicles Appear At Emerging Base

Light attack aircraft and military vehicles have been spotted at the newly announced China-Laos joint training facility in Ban Keun, Vientiane Province, according to satellite imag...

China opens a joint airfield in Laos with construction ongoing and eyes on its military role

China’s newly opened joint military airfield in Laos is Beijing’s first overseas facility focused on air power.

China’s Military Open New Logistics and Training Facility in Laos

The center north of Vientiane, a counterpart to a similar naval facility in Cambodia, marks a further extension of Beijing's security presence in mainland Southeast Asia.

The Strategic Implications of China’s Military Facility in Laos

Ban Keun poses only a limited direct threat to the South China Sea or Taiwan, but it will enhance China’s ability to place pressure on U.S. naval forces.

China Broadens Southeast Asia Military Footprint With New Laos Air Base And Expanded Regional Reach

China has significantly expanded its overseas military network, adding a new air facility in Laos to complement its existing access to a naval installation in Cambodia and its long...

Laos base part of China’s regional ambitions: expert

China expands overseas military presence with new Laos air force centre

China has launched a rare air force support and training centre in Laos, the Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday. The China-Laos Joint Support and Training Centre and the Chin...

Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at China-Laos base

China’s latest action in Laos projects wider range of power

Lawrence Kadish writes for the Gatestone Institute about the latest evidence of China’s expansionary impulses. The United States has long known that projecting the power of its dem...

Belt and Road paving way for China’s military presence in SE Asia

Last week, eight Chinese-made light attack jets sat on a half-finished runway at Ban Keun, flanked by more than two dozen military support vehicles, offering the first aerial glimp...

Cambodia and Laos are not pawns in a Chinese encirclement

In late September, China and Laos opened a Beijing-funded training and support center and an aviation academy at Ban Keun airport, about 50 kilometers north of Vientiane. China’s M...

China Expands Its Military Reach by Building a Base in Laos

The new runway in Ban Keun is currently used by only small jets. Neighboring nations are watching warily to see if Beijing expands it for larger aircraft.

China opens joint miltary pilot training base in Laos

What Does China’s New Military Base in Laos Mean?

Beijing’s third overseas base is also its second in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia eyes China for massive 2,772km railway project – with caution

Indonesia is considering Chinese investment to help build a massive 2,772km (1,722 mile) railway network through the vast, resource-rich region of Kalimantan, following the complet...

KYRGYZSTAN-CHINA-KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(260830) -- BISHKEK, Aug. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese construction workers are pictured in the Jalalabad tunnel of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway in Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan...

Why China’s new air force base in Laos could rattle Vietnam

A newly opened China-backed air force training centre in Laos could unsettle Vietnam, even as it aims to modernise Vientiane’s military and balance defence ties among Beijing, Mosc...

New $11bn canal underscores China's turn toward Southeast Asia

China set to open Pinglu Canal – its new shortcut to South-East Asia

China is plotting a shortcut for shipping from its south-west region to South-east Asia with the opening of the Pinglu Canal on 15 September. The $10.8bn waterway connects Nanning,...

Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos

New ‘support and training centre’ prompts concern in region but China says it is ‘not directed at any third party’ Satellite images show attack jets stationed at a new Chinese mili...

Are Chinese military aircraft already using a new joint air facility in Laos?

Chinese military aircraft may already be using a new joint aviation facility in Laos, with satellite imagery showing twice as many K-8/JL-8-family trainer aircraft there as the Lao...

China marks breakthrough on railway linking Central Asia to Europe

China has completed drilling a key tunnel on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, which will create a shorter trade route to Europe and bypass Russia.

China extends military reach with new air support base in Laos

The opening adds to the People's Liberation Army's small but growing network of overseas military facilities.

China’s US$10.8b trade short cut: new Pinglu Canal prepares to supercharge Asean shipments

Aptly dubbed the Pinglu 001, the first command and management vessel for the Pinglu Canal was delivered on Monday and will soon enter service as China prepares to open the strategi...