This country is small and poor, but it scares Vietnam

Around the world, there are many small countries that may seem inconspicuous, but they control very critical strategic positions. The most typical example is Bhutan. The country is very small, but it can strangle the weakest area in the northeastern part of India. If it is strangled, the north and the south cannot be connected. This is especially true for the small country below. Although the country is poor, small, and impoverished, it has an important strategic location, which makes even Vietnam feel scared and restless.

This country is Laos, one of the current socialist countries. Laos is a small country in Southeast Asia, with a national territory of more than 230,000 square kilometers and a population of nearly 7 million. It is still one of the least developed countries in the world, with a per capita GDP of only more than 2,000 US dollars. It borders China's Yunnan to the north, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, Thailand to the west, and Myanmar to the northwest.

Laos is the only landlocked country in the Indochina Peninsula and does not have an inch of access to the sea. This is why it has not been able to develop. However, the whole country of Laos believes in Buddhism, and the people are pure-minded. Although the country is not rich, the people's happiness index is very high, and it is one of the happiest countries in Asia. Moreover, Laos is the country that Vietnam fears the most. Many people may ask, why is this? Laos is poor and small, and its military is very poor. Why is Vietnam afraid of it?

We will know when we open the map. We see that the map of Vietnam is long and narrow from south to north, wide at both ends, narrow in the middle, and the narrowest part in the middle. , only 50 kilometers, just like the chicken neck in Vietnam, and this chicken neck is very long, stretching for hundreds of kilometers. Therefore, once it is cut off in the middle, the north and south of Vietnam will no longer be connected, and the whole will be divided into two. This is quite dangerous, just like the strategic location of Bhutan.

The entire country of Laos happens to be in the narrowest part of Vietnam's territory. That is to say, as long as Laos directly controls the narrowest area of ??Vietnam, it can directly divide Vietnam into two. For Vietnam, this is like a lump in the throat, making people restless and unable to sleep well. That's why they had to occupy Laos at all costs. Even the United States later saw the value of this and wanted to control Laos to control the entire Indochina Peninsula.

Therefore, Vietnam has been very polite to Laos until now, and relations have developed steadily. Because Vietnam is very afraid of Laos. If there is a sudden attack on Laos, Vietnam will be in disaster. So, although Laos is a small country, its strategic location is important. Moreover, Laos is also one of the good fraternal countries with which my country has the best relations. Especially in recent years, it has continuously strengthened economic and trade with Laos and helped it develop its economy. Therefore, the relationship has become more stable and strengthened.

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