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![Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-27-143621.jpg)
Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble
By Anjali Bhatt
Laos is disturbingly reliant on investment from China – and no one knows how much, and under what terms.
![Laos and ‘Xiplomacy’ Laos and ‘Xiplomacy’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-13-051332.jpg)
Laos and ‘Xiplomacy’
By Sribala Subramanian
China’s leader has leveraged a boyhood connection into a blooming strategic partnership.
![On China’s Doorstep, Laos Plays a Careful Game of Balancing On China’s Doorstep, Laos Plays a Careful Game of Balancing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-07-07.jpg)
On China’s Doorstep, Laos Plays a Careful Game of Balancing
By Kearrin Sims
China's influence is growing in Laos, but the country's foreign relations present a more complex picture.
![China Digs Deep in Landlocked Laos China Digs Deep in Landlocked Laos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-1192671_1280.jpg)
China Digs Deep in Landlocked Laos
By Eleanor Albert
China's presence is growing in strategically located Laos, but the trend is often overlooked.
![China, Laos Hold New Defense Meeting China, Laos Hold New Defense Meeting](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-laos.jpg)
China, Laos Hold New Defense Meeting
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the first-ever high-level frontier meeting between the two sides.
![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.
![China Gifts Military Equipment to Laos China Gifts Military Equipment to Laos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-12_13-12-14.jpg)
China Gifts Military Equipment to Laos
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Transfer of unspecified equipment typifies the defense relationship between the two countries.
![Vietnam Fears Isolation on South China Sea Issue Vietnam Fears Isolation on South China Sea Issue](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-05_08-11-23.jpg)
Vietnam Fears Isolation on South China Sea Issue
By Du Nhat Dang
Laos' new courtship with China has Vietnam worried.
![Another Chinese Citizen Killed in Laos Another Chinese Citizen Killed in Laos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-03_18-14-07.jpg)
Another Chinese Citizen Killed in Laos
By Shannon Tiezzi
Yet another violent attack on Chinese workers could threaten China's investment projects in Laos.
![China's Rising Influence in Laos China's Rising Influence in Laos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-25_10-18-40.jpg)
China's Rising Influence in Laos
By Samuel Ku
Beijing is trying to facilitate its expansion into Laos and Southeast Asia more generally.
![Is Laos Moving Away From China With Its Leadership Transition? Is Laos Moving Away From China With Its Leadership Transition?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-25_10-18-40.jpg)
Is Laos Moving Away From China With Its Leadership Transition?
By Fanny Potkin
Recent changes raises questions about the country's regional alignments.
![US Begins 2016 Asia Outreach With Laos US Begins 2016 Asia Outreach With Laos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-24_21-42-26.jpg)
US Begins 2016 Asia Outreach With Laos
By Ankit Panda
Laying the groundwork for a presidential visit later this year, John Kerry met with senior Laotian officials.
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