Coverage dated October 8, 2026

This old CIA airfield is now a Chinese base

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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China’s military has opened a new outpost on a site in northwestern Laos which was once a Vietnam-era CIA airfield. The base, about 40 miles north of the capital Vientiane and just 25 miles from the nearest border with Thailand, comprises the China-Laos Joint Support and …

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    By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China’s military has opened a new outpost on a site in northwestern Laos which was once a Vietnam-era CIA airfield. The base, about 40 miles north of the capital Vientiane and just 25 miles from the nearest border with Thailand, comprises the China-Laos Joint Support and …

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