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China Offers Mediation as Thailand, Cambodia Tackle Border Dispute

7/18/2026

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will help Thailand and Cambodia settle their border dispute.
He met Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Shanghai and urged dialogue.
He noted that the December 2025 cease-fire largely holds even as both sides accuse each other of violations after the temple-complex dispute caused the deadliest fighting in a decade last year, killing over 100 and injuring hundreds.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will help Thailand and Cambodia settle their border dispute.
He met Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Shanghai and urged dialogue.
He noted that the December 2025 cease-fire largely holds even as both sides accuse each other of violations after the temple-complex dispute caused the deadliest fighting in a decade last year, killing over 100 and injuring hundreds.