Bloomberg reports that China is seeking a role as a peacemaker between between Thailand and Cambodia. In meetings Sunday with both sides a day after a 72-hour ceasefire was announced, President Xi Jinping’s top diplomat appeared to contrast China’s approach to the conflict with Trump’s economic threats. “China’s efforts to promote peace and dialog never impose on others or overstep its bounds,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Thai counterpart at a meeting. Wang held separate talks the same day with Cambodian Foreign Minister.
The Global Times, a nationalist tabloid, amplified the message in an editorial: “Unlike many past mediations dominated by the West, China does not adopt a condescending approach, impose political conditions, or seek geopolitical advantages.” Bloomberg expects that both the Thai and Cambodian governments and their armed forces will benefit from China and the US taking hard lines against each other.
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Bloomberg reports that China is seeking a role as a peacemaker between between Thailand and Cambodia. In meetings Sunday with both sides a day after a 72-hour ceasefire was announced, President Xi Jinping’s top diplomat appeared to contrast China’s approach to the conflict with Trump’s economic threats. “China’s efforts to promote peace and dialog never impose on others or overstep its bounds,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Thai counterpart at a meeting. Wang held separate talks the same day with Cambodian Foreign Minister.
The Global Times, a nationalist tabloid, amplified the message in an editorial: “Unlike many past mediations dominated by the West, China does not adopt a condescending approach, impose political conditions, or seek geopolitical advantages.” Bloomberg expects that both the Thai and Cambodian governments and their armed forces will benefit from China and the US taking hard lines against each other.