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![Boten: the Renaissance of Laos’s Golden City Boten: the Renaissance of Laos’s Golden City](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-14.jpg)
Boten: the Renaissance of Laos’s Golden City
By Nicholas Bosoni
The one-time casino boom town on the Laos-China border is on the rise again, powered by billions in Chinese investment.
![Chinese Casino Magnate’s Empire Set to Expand in Laos Chinese Casino Magnate’s Empire Set to Expand in Laos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-08-3.jpg)
Chinese Casino Magnate’s Empire Set to Expand in Laos
By Sebastian Strangio
The businessman Zhao Wei has established close relationships to Laos's communist elite.
![What’s Behind Laos' China Banana Ban? What’s Behind Laos' China Banana Ban?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-13_18-54-33.jpg)
What’s Behind Laos' China Banana Ban?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Recent reports are yet another testament to the growing scrutiny over Beijing’s influence in the Southeast Asian state.
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