China Backs Thailand-Cambodia Reconciliation, Eyes Investment

China backs Thailand-Cambodia border reconciliation, promotes investment, and advances regional stability with ASEAN oversight.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Vientiane on July 26, 2024. China backs Thailand-Cambodia border reconciliation, promotes investment, and advances regional stability with ASEAN oversight. (Photo: TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)

China fully backs Thailand and Cambodia in resolving their longstanding border dispute, offering assistance at the request of both nations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.

Speaking at the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Yunnan province, Wang emphasized China’s support for dialogue and the restoration of trust between the two Southeast Asian neighbors.

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