{
    "byline": "By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan",
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    "dir": null,
    "excerpt": "As China\u2019s power and self-confidence grows, it\u2019s becoming much more active in projecting that power by establishing military bases abroad. The latest is at Ban Keun Airport near Vientiane, where China has established a joint support and training facility with Laos, according to a September announcement by the Ministry of National Defense in Beijing.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 4528,
    "publishedTime": null,
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    "title": "Expanding the Military Footprint: China\u2019s New Air Base in Laos"
}