After Thaksin expressed the end of a 30-year friendship with Hun Sen, Hun Sen also made a statement! Hun Sen posted on social media, criticizing Thaksin and Thailand's handling methods. Hun Sen accused Thailand of becoming a center for online fraud, money laundering, and regional drug trafficking, and called on ASEAN leaders to address this issue, demanding Thai politicians to stop accusing Cambodia without evidence. Hun Sen said he was prepared to deal with the situation if Thailand closed its border.

Hun Sen stated that Thaksin betrayed him, but he was not surprised! Hun Sen emphasized his deep understanding of the Thai political landscape, as Thaksin often reported progress to Hun Sen and sought his opinions.

Sam Rainsy, the leader of the Cambodian opposition, released messages in France, stating that gangs active along the Cambodian and Thai border make billions of dollars annually and use these funds to support various families. Therefore, when Prime Minister Paetongtarn decided to crack down on the hideouts along the Thai-Cambodian border, the interested parties were very angry, so they orchestrated the recording incident, leading to worsening security along the Thai-Cambodian border.

To be honest, the Hun Sen family did help the Thaksin family at one time. At least when Thaksin and Yingluck left Thailand to go into exile, Hun Sen did provide assistance. Therefore, the Thaksin family had great trust in the Hun Sen family. As a result, Paetongtarn always spoke politely to Hun Sen, even showing some humility. However, it was unexpected that the recording incident got out of control. The whole country of Thailand became furious, demanding explanations from the Thaksin family, and Paetongtarn could not do anything, so she was suspended from her position as Prime Minister of Thailand.

In order to continue operating in Thailand, the Thaksin family had to announce in the media that they had cut ties with the Hun Sen family and would no longer have contact. This was the only way for the Thaksin family to survive in Thailand. If they did not cut ties quickly, the Thaksin family might be cleansed by Thailand. So publicly declaring an end to their relationship with the Hun Sen family was also an unavoidable method.

When Thaksin family heard that they were going to cut ties with them, they must have been very angry. Therefore, Hun Sen has been continuously exposing the past of the Thaksin family, trying to drag the Thaksin family down. After all, the Hun Sen family is the top authority in Cambodia. But the Thaksin family is not. Although the Thaksin family has produced four Thai prime ministers, they are still serving the Thai king. Therefore, you need to be careful about important positions.

Overall, it's all about their own interests. Hun Sen felt that he had helped the Thaksin family and should be given all kinds of concessions, but the Thaksin family in Thailand is not all-powerful and must be responsible to the Thai king. If they don't make some strong statements, the future of the Thaksin family will lose the most important power in Thailand.

After weighing the pros and cons, the Thaksin and Hun Sen families chose to cut ties, which was also an unavoidable method. Only by cutting ties now can they minimize the impact. That's all they can do. Hun Sen is definitely angry, feeling that the carefully planned recording incident did not achieve the expected goal, but instead caused him to lose a lot of credibility, which was somewhat of a loss.

The more it goes on, the more the verbal battle between the two sides may escalate.

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