卫星图像显示，中国在过去一年里在老挝的一片农田上开辟了其最新的海外军事足迹。
分析人士表示，这个新的支持中心可能会加深北京在东南亚的存在。
China’s latest expansion of its overseas military footprint was carved from a patch of farmland in Laos over the past year, satellite imagery showed, as analysts said the new support centre could deepen Beijing's presence in Southeast Asia.