Western Medias: ‘The country (US) that bombed you is your friend. The one that built your new railway (China) is your enemy’

Western Medias: ‘The country (US) that bombed you is your friend. The one that built your new railway (China) is your enemy’ 西方媒體：‘轟炸你的國家（美國）是你的朋友。 建造你的新鐵路（中國）的是你的敵人？by Tom Fowdy

Major bridge across the Yuanjiang River along the China-Laos railway in southwest China’s Yunnan Province

This is the Western media’s bizarre messaging to the people of Laos, a nation that was carpet bombed by America, and which is now being vilified for accepting a new $9 billion railway line paid for by China.

Thursday was National Day in Laos, a celebration marking 46 years since the landlocked Southeast Asian nation deposed its monarchy and became a revolutionary communist state, an effort which was supported by Vietnam.

This year, the anniversary had added significance, as it saw the opening of a major new project, an electrified high-speed and freight railway system connecting the capital city, Vientiane with its northern neighbour, China.

Tom Fowdy: British writer and analyst of politics and international relations with a primary focus on East Asia. 3 Dec, 2021

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Major bridge across the Yuanjiang River along the China-Laos railway in southwest China’s Yunnan Province

This is the Western media’s bizarre messaging to the people of Laos, a nation that was carpet bombed by America, and which is now being vilified for accepting a new $9 billion railway line paid for by China.

Thursday was National Day in Laos, a celebration marking 46 years since the landlocked Southeast Asian nation deposed its monarchy and became a revolutionary communist state, an effort which was supported by Vietnam.

This year, the anniversary had added significance, as it saw the opening of a major new project, an electrified high-speed and freight railway system connecting the capital city, Vientiane with its northern neighbour, China.