Bokeo's Chinese name seems to be going through a quiet transformation. A little over a decade ago, most Chinese-language sources translated it as "Boqiao" (波乔). The official materials from the Chinese Embassy in Laos still use that name today. But more recently, especially in Chinese reports about the new airport built primarily to transport supplies for the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, the place has increasingly been referred to as "Bojiao" (博胶). In Lao, Bokeo orig