https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-takes-strategic-military-step-overseas-with-new-laos-air-force-centreContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-takes-strategic-military-step-overseas-with-new-laos-air-force-centrehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-takes-strategic-military-step-overseas-with-new-laos-air-force-centre#u101409Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:50:09 +0000China has established a joint military support and training facility at Ban Keun Airport in Laos. The site includes an aviation academy and an air force training center designed to support pilot training and increase cooperation between the two nations' militaries. This development expands the People's Liberation Army's overseas logistics network and aviation power footprint within Southeast Asia. While Beijing describes the facility as jointly operated, it provides a strategic military presence for China in a neighboring Southeast Asian state.Why it mattersThis facility represe