Vietnam will be watching the Thai-Cambodian war with great concern. Hanoi doesn’t want a conflict on mainland Indochina to distract it from other pressing issues such as tariff and the South China Sea. A destabilized Indochina will only open the door to great-power meddling.
#UPDATE More than 100,000 people have fled the bloodiest border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in a decade, Thai interior ministry says
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Khmer nationals in Thailand are being harassed and violently attacked—simply for being Cambodian. They have nothing to do with the border clash. They didn’t fire rockets or provoke anyone. They’re just living and working like everyone else. Blaming them for what’s happening at the border is ignorant and dangerous. If your anger turns into violence against innocent people, you’ve already lost the moral ground.
Thailand’s gearing up at sea.
On July 25, Admiral Nattapol inspected SEALs, warships, and aircraft in Sattahip, ordering maximum combat readiness in response to growing national threats.
Let’s be clear about two things:
https://t.co/69Gxt4Zvc1 was wrong—and deeply irresponsible—for Cambodia to fire rockets indiscriminately into Thai territory. Civilians were killed. That should never happen.
2.But Cambodia wasn’t the first to fire. Thai forces reportedly initiated the shooting—reigniting an old border dispute over land that international courts have already ruled belongs to Cambodia.
Please, no more bloodshed. No more nationalism over lives.
Let’s have peace. 🙏
Russia calls for dialogue and restraint between Thailand and Cambodia amid escalating border tensions, stressing the importance of peaceful resolution. #Russia#Thailand#Cambodia
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The border conflict has inflamed nationalist passions inside #Cambodia, and prompted a swift closing of ranks. No Khmer is going to oppose the govt on this issue, even exiled opposition members are echoing govt talking points.
Distressing news of civilian casualties following clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border.
We urge both countries to show restraint and seek a peaceful resolution through dialogue.
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After Cambodia yesterday accused Thailand of using cluster munitions against civilian areas during the ongoing cross-border clashes, the Royal Thai Army has now confirmed its use of cluster munitions during the conflict, but stressed that they are solely for military targets and that they are not expected to result in long-term impacts on civilians in Cambodia. They further add that Thailand is not a signatory of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).
The latest deadly clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border have prompted the Thai armed forces to activate a three-phase strategy to be ready for a full-scale war with its eastern neighbor, multiple military and intelligence sources told Nikkei Asia. https://t.co/9jX7h6Y2lz
Former Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha: “I feel as though I can no longer think about my own legal case.... I’m deeply concerned about my nation���our Cambodian land and my fellow Khmer people—because of the foreign aggression that I have always firmly opposed.”
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down. https://t.co/N3YP0BtBY7
Bangkok and Phnom Penh are fighting over territory disputed since colonial power France drew the border between them more than a century ago. https://t.co/iOBOeMwP8h