21现场｜两代老挝留学生来华：舅舅要三天，外甥只需五六个小时

Core Points - The China-Laos Railway, spanning 1,035 kilometers from Kunming, Yunnan, to Vientiane, Laos, serves as a vital "golden passage" for bilateral exchanges between China and ASEAN, promoting regional economic development and facilitating travel for Laotians [1] - The railway significantly reduces travel time for Laotian students studying in China, exemplified by a student who now takes five to six hours to reach his university, compared to one to two days before the railway's opening [2] - The improved transportation infrastructure, including the China-Laos Railway, has led to an increase in foreign students from Southeast Asia studying in Yunnan, with the number of universities enrolling international students rising to 58 and over 13,000 students from South and Southeast Asia [3]