Laos ‘not concerned’ about debt from China’s Belt and Road

TOKYO — Laos is unconcerned about the potential debt burden from a Chinese-led high-speed rail project, its prime minister said on Tuesday, describing the terms of the construction agreement as “favorable” to one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries. The high-speed rail link, begun in 2016 as part of China’s Belt and Road initiative, will connect Kunming in southern China […]

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