The new Kunming - Botan Superhighway is part of this. Beyond the Botan border crossing into Laos, there is also a brand new Superhighway across the Lao panhandle ending at one of the new Mekong bridges. There, is connects with the Thai Motorway system (which connects to the Malaysian one, thence on to the Strait of Malacca). This is unprecedented. One of the things the Japanese lacked were good overland logistics. Problem solved. Signapore needs to worry. Did they ever learn their lesson about being able to shoot toward the north with their heavy artillery?
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