International Railroad Discussion > China - Thailand railroad through Laos 20% completed

The very controversial new railroad linking China with Thailand through Laos is well underway with its construction. It is controversial because of allegations of massive corruption in Laos and the authoritarian government's track record of providing little or no compensation to those displaced from large infrastructure projects). It is significant that this newspaper article from the Vientiane Times, a government controlled paper, mentions the controversy over compensation.


www.vientianetimes.org.la/FreeContent/FreeConten_LaosChina.php

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