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Laos taps Xi classmate as presidential aide, deepening China tilt

Ex-commerce chief Khemmani offers personal link to Vientiane's top creditor

Khemmani Pholsena, left, reportedly attended the same elementary school as Xi Jinping in Beijing.
MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer | Laos

BANGKOK -- Laos has appointed a former schoolmate of Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a top aide to the Southeast Asian nation's new leader.

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