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100			_aCui, Feng _958385
245			_aLogistics behind revolution: Mengla and the laos Thailand connection in the cold war
260			_aModern Asian Studies
300			_a59(2), Mar, 2025: p. 487-506
520			_aRevolutionary exports are essential to studying China’s relations with Southeast Asia during the Cold War, particularly regarding communist parties in neighbouring countries that received substantial logistical support from China, enabling them to sustain armed struggles. However, previous research has been limited due to the topic’s sensitivity and the scarcity of Chinese-language sources. This article seeks to uncover the logistical system centred on Mengla, Yunnan, designed to support Southeast Asian communist parties, mainly in Laos. By examining the development of Chinese logistics units and the extensive clandestine aid networks (including road construction) that linked China with Laos, this article argues that China’s integrated civil-military logistics support was pivotal in sustaining armed resistance in Southeast Asia and countering the influence of the United States in the region. Additionally, the article examines the dimensions of the Cold War in Asia from the perspective of the ordinary individuals who were direct participants.- Reproduced https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-asian-studies/article/abs/logistics-behind-revolution-mengla-and-the-laosthailand-connection-in-the-cold-war/575A2D411CE7D7B47F229441F41C3505
650			_aChina, Southeast Asia, Cold war, Law, communist party of Thailand. _958386
773			_aModern Asian Studies
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