Laos · Full chronicle and history

On November 5, the Lao Ministry of Public Security raided a rental house in Vientiane suspected of being involved in cyber fraud and illegal online gambling, detaining 26 Chinese nationals and one Thai national, and seizing 805 mobile phones and multiple computers. A 31-year-old local female translator who attempted to bribe police for their release was also detained. Police are currently tracking down the organizers behind the operation.

Reuters reported that China's Ministry of National Defense opened the Banggen Airport Joint Support and Training Center in Laos, with satellite images showing trainer aircraft parked on the runway, drawing attention to the layout of China's overseas military bases.

On September 29, China and Laos announced the establishment of a "joint support center" in Ban Khone, Vientiane Province, Laos. The Lao military said it is used to train air force pilots and denied speculation about a military base, but it raised concerns in the United States and its Asian allies about China's expanding military influence in Southeast Asia.

Before the flood hit, workers requested evacuation but did not obtain approval from their Chinese-national supervisor; after the supervisor left, they fled, floodwaters and mud poured into the tunnel, and many were trapped.

The Prime Minister of Laos and his father head to China to attend relevant activities or visits.

Qiao Xinxin, the initiator of the Demolish the Wall Movement, was cross-border arrested in Laos by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police and brought back to China. He was later secretly sentenced to 5 years in prison and subjected to torture in prison.