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How a China-backed highway may turn landlocked Laos into a trade gateway

South China Morning Post · · 232 words · By Ralph Jennings
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“Laos is conducting route surveys for an expressway linking the capital Vientiane to its northeastern border with Vietnam”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Laos is conducting route surveys for an expressway linking Vientiane to the Vietnam border.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vientiane is the capital city of Laos. Comprising the 5 urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, close to the border with Thailand. Vientiane was the ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientiane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Vientiane was a major and decisive battle of the 1960 Laotian coups, that occurred amid the Laotian Civil War. Fought between 13 and 16 December 1960, the battle ended with General Phoum…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vientiane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos
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“From Vientiane, a chain of sections is expected to eventually reach the Chinese border, with a Chinese firm responsible for part of that work.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm the existence of the Vientiane–Boten Expressway and the Laos-China Railway, both linking the capital to the Chinese border, with significant Chinese involvement/investment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boten–Vientiane railway is a Lao section of the Laos–China Railway (LCR), running between the capital Vientiane and the northern town of Boten on the border with Yunnan, China. The line was offici…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boten–Vientiane_railway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Laotian Chinese (Lao: ຄົນລາວຈີນ, Chinese: 老撾華人) are Laotian citizens of Han Chinese ancestry. They constitute one of the many Overseas Chinese residing in Southeast Asia. At present, they constitu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laotian_Chinese
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vientiane is the capital city of Laos. Comprising the 5 urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, close to the border with Thailand. Vientiane was the ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientiane
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“Henan ZhongGong Design and Research Group, a 62-year-old state-owned firm, would conduct a feasibility study and a preliminary design survey for the expressway”
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The specific detail regarding Henan ZhongGong Design and Research Group being a 62-year-old state-owned firm conducting the feasibility study is mentioned in one specific web result. While the firm's existence is confirmed in other results, the specific contract details for this expressway are only in one source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bao Zheng (包拯; Bāo Zhěng; 5 March 999 – 3 July 1062), commonly known as Bao Gong (包公; Bāo Gōng; 'Lord Bao'), was a Chinese politician during the reign of Emperor Renzong in China's Song Dynasty. Durin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bao_Zheng
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Li Keqiang (Chinese: 李克强; pinyin: Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese politician and economist who served as Premier of China from 2013 to 2023 and was the second-ranking member o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Keqiang
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span, i.e. the distance between the suspension towers. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_cable-stayed_b…
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“the expressway... is expected to extend 186km to 207km (116 to 129 miles)”
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The specific length of 186km to 207km is mentioned in one web search result. Other search results provided for this claim were dictionary definitions and unrelated Wikipedia pages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Unit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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“The impoverished, landlocked country of about 8 million people”
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Multiple sources confirm Laos is landlocked and has a population of approximately 8 million (one source says 'nearly 8 million', another says 'around 6.8 million', and Wikipedia confirms it is the only landlocked country in SE Asia).
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web search NEUTRAL — Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and lies mostly between latitudes 14° and 23°N, and longitudes 100° and 108°E. Laos's forested landscape consists mostly of mountains, the highest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos
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web search NEUTRAL — Laos is a country in Asia, known for ancient Buddhist temples and Mekong River. It has a population of nearly 8 million, making it the 103rd largest country in the world.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/laos
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web search NEUTRAL — Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, slightly larger than Utah, with a population of around 6.8 million people.
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/toms-laos-power-point/7…
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