China Backs ASEAN-Mediated Cambodia and Thailand Ceasefire

Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire on Monday following a special meeting hosted by Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim
Cambodia’s Hun Manet (L) and Thailand’s Phumtham Wechayachai (R) shake hands as Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim (C) joins them after ceasefire talks in Putrajaya, July 28, 2025. (Photo: MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AFP)

Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire on Monday following a special meeting hosted by Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, as the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The meeting was attended by leaders from both countries, as well as representatives from China as an observer and the United States as co-organizer.

The ceasefire took effect at midnight local time on July 28, following escalating violence along the disputed border near the Preah Vihear temple, where a Cambodian soldier died in a skirmish on May 28.

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