Are Chinese military aircraft already using a new joint air facility in Laos?

China's operational use of a joint Laotian air facility to deploy trainer/light-attack aircraft signals expansion of PLA forward basing beyond its borders, reducing strategic depth for Taiwan and closing gaps in China's ability to project air power into the South China Sea and Southeast Asia. This degrades Australia's regional deterrence architecture by shifting the balance of military presence closer to Taiwan and Australia's sea lanes, while also testing the limits of allied detection and response in the Indo-Pacific.