Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in dispute

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand convened with their Chinese counterpart on Monday as the Beijing government, building on its expanding presence in global diplomacy, sought to play a stronger mediating role in the violent border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.
Bangkok Post

Sihasak cautions on Cambodia JBC push

No clear timeline has been set for convening a meeting of the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) with Cambodia, as sought by Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, said Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.

Thailand bombs village in Cambodia even as both nations hold talks to end border clashes

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said that Thailand deployed F-16 fighter jets to drop about 40 bombs on a village in the northwestern province of Banteay Meanchey.

China Swipes at Trump in Move to Play Thai-Cambodia Peacemaker

China took thinly veiled swipes at President Donald Trump’s efforts to end a border clash between Thailand and Cambodia, with Beijing seeking a role as a peacemaker between the Southeast Asian neighbors.

Schoolchildren flee classrooms as explosions rock Cambodia amid Thai clashes

Video released by Cambodia’s Education Ministry shows schoolchildren and villagers fleeing in panic as explosions are heard near a primary school in Battambang province during alleged Thai airstrikes.
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