Laos-China Railway: Key symbol of cross-border BRI infra

Laos-China Railway: Key symbol of cross-border BRI infra

Laos, situated between China, Vietnam and Thailand, is opening a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway. But this marks the effective extension of China’s high speed rail system beyond its border and an important landmark in building international infrastructure under the Belt and Road initiative. From the very beginning the Lao authorities had a dilemma whether to … Read more