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The new government of Laos, largely a reshuffle of party leaders, is set to continue policies that do little to achieve inclusive development while racking up massive debt and alienating potential allies: an unquestioning embrace of China, risky damming of the Mekong river and entrenched authoritarianism. Editorial After a brief song and dance, the ruling party in Laos has picked its new leaders and, with sitting Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith set to become president, the Lao government appears poised to continue pushing a set of risky policies in the name of economic growth. The Lao government has adhered to an agenda that gambles the country’s international reputation and is also starkly out of step with its stated goals around sustainable development: through dependence on and deferral to China, precarious damming of the Mekong river and an embrace of authoritarianism, Laos may alienate regional and global allies while making little progress towards raising standards of l

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