Foreign Ministry Refutes Allegations of Bias in Sino-Cambodia-Thailand Dispute

On October 10, the Foreign Ministry held a regular press conference. At the meeting, a reporter asked that recently, some Western media have claimed that China has provided a large amount of weapons assistance to Cambodia, and questioned China's bias in the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, distorting China's defense cooperation with relevant countries, which has attracted attention. What is China's comment on this?

Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun stated that since the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict occurred, as friendly neighboring countries of Cambodia and Thailand, China has adhered to a fair and impartial position, actively promoting peace talks - the foreign ministers of Cambodia, Thailand, and China reached the "Peace Consensus", and the three-party informal meetings were held, and the Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has visited Cambodia and Thailand multiple times to mediate.

Under the active promotion of China, Malaysia and other relevant parties, the Cambodia and Thailand sides have reached a ceasefire consensus, and are maintaining communication through bilateral mechanisms. The relevant parties have highly praised the irreplaceable role played by China.

Guo Jia Kun said that China supports the Cambodia and Thailand sides in resolving disputes through dialogue and consultation, and supports Malaysia's role as the rotating chair of ASEAN, promoting political solutions through the "ASEAN way". China is willing to continue to promote peace talks in its own way according to the wishes of Cambodia and Thailand, and play a constructive role in consolidating the ceasefire consensus and peacefully resolving the dispute.

Guo Jia Kun emphasized that China is conducting normal defense cooperation with ASEAN countries, including Cambodia and Thailand. Some Western media attempt to incite hostility between China and relevant countries, and it is destined to fail.

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