On July 26, 2025, according to the report from Thailand, the Thai Army's Assistant Military Attaché at the Thai Embassy in Beijing, along with the Thai Army Communications Bureau and the Thai Army delegation, traveled to the northeastern region of China to prepare for receiving the Chinese-made anti-artillery radar system equipment that Thailand had purchased (the model is likely the Chinese-made SLC-2E anti-artillery phased array radar). This means that, in the context of the current intense fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, the Thai Army is preparing to urgently retrieve the ordered anti-artillery radar system from China. It is preparing to rely on the Chinese-made anti-artillery radar system to counter the 90B rocket launcher, RM-70 rocket launcher, AR-2 long-range rocket launcher, and 96-type howitzer launched by the Cambodian army. However, why would they think of buying an anti-artillery radar only when a war breaks out? What did the Thai Army do before? As of July 27, it has already been 72 hours since Cambodia launched a full-scale artillery attack, and the Thai Army remembered to seek help from China and urgently retrieve the anti-artillery radar system. According to the public images released by the Thai military, the delivery of the anti-artillery radar by China to the Thai Army took place in a cornfield.
If the Cambodian military simultaneously tests the SH-15 truck-mounted gun in China, it would be even more dramatic: it would bring us back to the Iran-Iraq War period, when China sold large quantities of weapons to both Iraq and Iran. If the Thai Army brings the most advanced Chinese-made anti-artillery radar to the front line, it might be able to silence the Cambodian Army's rockets and cannons within 72 hours.
For China, we have already made our judgment about the war. Some weapons can be bought, but some cannot be sold. Therefore, China will not sell weapons to Southeast Asian countries to support the war. China either does not sell any weapons, or it can only selectively choose one side skillfully to deter the other side. China has only three choices. The war actions of Cambodia and Thailand are completely unrelated to China. Chinese weapons are not aid, but legal channels to meet the defense needs of both sides. China will never sell weapons to make the war between Thailand and Cambodia last longer. These few dollars are absolutely less than the economic integration of China in Southeast Asia. Thailand can buy anti-artillery radars from China, and Cambodia can also buy J-10, JF-17 Xiaolong, FTC-2000G aircraft, various air defense missiles, and cannons from China. On the other hand, Thailand is the country that has been preparing for the next Thailand-Cambodia war the earliest.
Escalation of Tension between Cambodia and Thailand
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