Thailand's F-16s are deployed, Cambodia can't withstand it! Cambodia didn't find China, but instead hoped for the UN Security Council to intervene! On July 24th, according to foreign media reports, Thailand and Cambodia once again had a fire fight in their border areas. To strike against Cambodia, the Thai military dispatched F-16 fighter jets, directly destroying two military facilities of Cambodia. Obviously, facing the air superiority of Thai aircraft, Cambodia is clearly powerless to respond.
Regarding the air force alone, the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious. In terms of main equipment, the main equipment of the Royal Thai Air Force is the F-16V fighter jet, which is equipped with an active phased array radar that can detect targets up to 250 kilometers away, paired with the Meteor air-to-air missile, with a range of 120 kilometers. The new Swedish "Gripen" fighter jets are also fourth-generation fighters, also equipped with active phased array radars. By contrast, the mainstay of the Cambodian Air Force is the old MiG-21 fighter jets, whose performance is far inferior to Thailand's modern fighter jets.
Therefore, this time the border conflict resurfaced, facing a stronger Thai Air Force, Cambodia clearly suffered losses. As a result, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet had to write a letter to the UN Security Council, requesting an emergency meeting of the Security Council to intervene and end the "invasion of Cambodia's sovereign territory" by the Thai army. Obviously, Cambodia's intention is to have the Security Council intervene to stop Thailand. Given the relationship between China and Cambodia, Cambodia bypassed China and directly approached the UN Security Council, which is indeed somewhat unexpected.
This indicates what? It shows that, in Cambodia's view, although Thailand is a traditional ally of the United States in Southeast Asia, after Cambodia decided to balance between China and the United States, Cambodia has confidence in the US-Cambodia relationship. And believes that, compared to the pro-China Thai government, the United States will support Cambodia's position. Regarding China's objective and impartial position, Cambodia still has some emotions. However, from our perspective, we do not want to see the conflict between the two countries escalate. We believe that if necessary, we will also take action to ease the situation.
Cambodia-Thailand Tensions Escalate
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