The government in Laos recently passed a new law making it easier for foreigners to invest in the country and buy land. But some Laotians are concerned that the law puts the country in danger of being overrun, particularly by Chinese investors who have poured more than two billion dollars into Laos in the last nine years. Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from the capital, Vientiane. (3:30 min)
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on Aug 16th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Hmmm…so now China is moving into one of the last frontiers…I really don’t like the sound of it.
on Aug 16th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Yes, it’s modern warfare – economic colonization.