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China’s Ban Keun Facility in Laos: What the Satellite Imagery Shows

October 21, 2026 by Natalie Treloar

China’s Ban Keun Facility in Laos

Indo-Pacific · Guest Analysis Beijing’s new joint facility at Ban Keun is modest on paper. Its significance lies less in the aircraft parked there than…

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