Thailand has reached the limit of its tolerance towards Cambodia, and has announced diplomatic downgrade! On July 20, three Thai soldiers were injured by landmines while on border patrol. On July 23, another Thai soldier was blown off one leg by a landmine while on border patrol. This has led Thailand to reach its breaking point, and it has declared a diplomatic downgrade with Cambodia and expelled the Cambodian ambassador. This means that Thailand has reached its limit.
If Cambodia and Thailand really break off diplomatic relations, it is basically a matter of going to war. As for Cambodia, setting up landmines on the Thai border is not very honorable. There can be confrontation, but there's no need to resort to landmines. Thai soldiers being injured by landmines one after another would be unbearable for any country.
The relationship between Thailand and Cambodia may take at least three or five years to recover, which is a fact. However, as long as Thailand continues to crack down on internet companies and criminal groups along the border, the two sides' relationship will never reconcile.
Cambodia always thinks that its problems are not big, but it never considers that why such border confrontation has occurred. Doesn't Cambodia have some major problems? No matter what, Cambodia still needs to try every possible way to ease relations with Thailand.
Since the recording incident that started in June 2025, Cambodia and Thailand have been in confrontation. The reason they have continued to confront each other is because Hun Sen relies on his decades of war experience and is quite confident. However, Thailand has not casually spoken about starting a war, so it should be taken seriously. Do not let both sides go to war, and it should be resolved through negotiations.
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