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Is Laos facing a China debt trap?
As part of its Belt and Road Initiative, China has provided Laos with billions of dollars in loans to develop energy infrastructure and high-speed rail lines in the hopes of bolstering long-term economic growth. China-funded hydroelectric dams on the …