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- China opened the China-Laos Joint Support and Training Center at Ban Keun Airport.
- The center will train Lao Air Force pilots.
- Beijing says China and Laos will jointly maintain and operate the facility.
- Lowy Institute’s Hunter Marston warned the site could become a permanent Chinese base.
- Vietnam senior fellow Euan Graham said the base could complicate Hanoi’s defense planning.