In early 1961, the hot spot of lead-ing concern in Southeast Asia was not Vietnam but Laos. The new US President, John F. Kennedy, rated Laos as "the most immediate of the problems that we found upon taking office" in January. On March 23, Kennedy held a news conference, nationally televised, to talk about Laos. He pointed out the communist advance on a large map. The Pathet Lao insurgents, supported by the Russians and the North Vietnamese, had captured the northeastern part of the country.
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机译：1961年初，东南亚引起关注的热点不是越南，而是老挝。美国新任总统约翰·肯尼迪（John F. Kennedy）在1月份将老挝评为“我们上任后发现的最直接的问题”。 3月23日，肯尼迪举行了一次新闻发布会，在全国进行电视转播，谈论老挝。他在大地图上指出了共产党的进步。在俄罗斯人和北越人的支持下，老挝的Pathet叛乱分子占领了该国的东北地区。
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