Singapore's Straits Times reported on December 17: "The Thai military told the media yesterday that it had seized a large number of Chinese-made anti-tank missiles from Cambodia. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that China has normal defense cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand, which is not aimed at any third party and is unrelated to border conflicts. China has not provided military equipment related to the conflict to Cambodia, and all Chinese equipment held by Cambodia comes from previous cooperative projects."
[Cunning] Weapons become the focus? Don't let the conflict deviate from the essence of Sino-China cooperation! In the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict, Chinese-made anti-tank missiles seized have become the focus of public opinion. The essence is to shift the core of the conflict, and the Chinese side has already clearly stated that the relevant equipment comes from normal defense cooperation in the past, and is unrelated to the current conflict. It does not target any third party and is not the catalyst for the conflict! The border dispute between the two countries needs to be resolved through bilateral negotiations. Using Chinese equipment as a topic tool is meaningless. China's defense cooperation with neighboring countries always follows the principle of non-interference in internal affairs, aiming to help partner countries maintain security. Arbitrarily making a fuss about the ownership of equipment would only obscure the root causes of the conflict and hinder de-escalation of the situation. What should really be focused on is to stop the fighting and return to the negotiation table, rather than hype irrelevant weapon topics!
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