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        "title": "China’s Military Expansion in Southeast Asia Masks a More Complicated Reality",
        "source": "War on the Rocks",
        "url": "https://warontherocks.com/chinas-military-expansion-in-southeast-asia-masks-a-more-complicated-reality/",
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        "title": "Laos' senior Party official concludes official visit to Việt Nam",
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        "title": "China establishes air base at former CIA site in Laos",
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        "title": "China Opens A Joint Airfield In Laos With Construction Ongoing And Eyes On Its Military Role",
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        "title": "Vietnam, Laos seek to further consolidate relations",
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        "url": "https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/english/tin-van/vietnam-laos-seek-to-further-consolidate-relations-472362.html",
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          "title": "Laos' senior Party official concludes official visit to Việt Nam",
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          "title": "China establishes air base at former CIA site in Laos",
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          "title": "China Opens A Joint Airfield In Laos With Construction Ongoing And Eyes On Its Military Role",
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