Laos: Belt And Road Poster Child Or Problem Child? – Analysis

By RFA Lao and Taejun Kang

The high-speed train streaks above bright green rice fields and zips through tunnels in mountains of rural Laos. It cuts what is normally a days-long journey by car from Yunnan province in southern China across Laos to the Thai border to just three hours – and allows travel in comfort.

Few...