China ’s envoy to Thailand, Cambodia urges ceasefire as soon as possible

Thailand's foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow attends a press conference after a special meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers on the Thailand-Cambodia situation at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia December 22, 2025. (REUTERS)
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Updated 23 December 2025
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China ’s envoy to Thailand, Cambodia urges ceasefire as soon as possible

  • China supports ASEAN's mediation efforts

BEIJING: The top priority for Thailand and Cambodia ​is to cease fire and stop fighting as soon as possible, resume dialogue, and resolve their ‌border disputes peacefully, ‌a ‌special ⁠Chinese ​envoy ‌to the region said.
China supports ASEAN's mediation efforts and is willing to once again create ⁠conditions and provide a ‌platform for ‍dialogue and ‍negotiations between the ‍two sides, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, citing Deng ​Xijun, the ministry's Special Envoy for Asian ⁠Affairs.
Deng recently travelled to the two countries, meeting with their respective prime ministers and other senior government officials, as part of China's so-called shuttle ‌diplomacy.


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Indonesia foreign minister says Gaza stabilization force ‘temporary’, two-state solution still end-goal

  • Indonesia’s foreign minister ​Sugiono says international stabilization ‌force ‌in ‌Gaza ⁠is ​a “temporary ‌measure”

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