Thailand and Cambodia again clashed, are the two countries about to break up?

It seems that the tensions between Thailand and Cambodia are moving further and further towards escalation.

On the 24th, the Thai military stated that the Thai army and the Cambodian army once again clashed at the border, with the Cambodian army using various weapons such as rocket launchers, resulting in 2 deaths and 2 injuries on the Thai side.

However, the Cambodian Ministry of Defense responded by accusing the Thai army of unprovoked invasion of the Cambodian border and opening fire first, stating that Cambodia only took self-defense measures.

Meanwhile, Hun Sen, the former Prime Minister and current President of the Senate of Cambodia, also posted on social media accusing Thailand of shelling two provinces of Cambodia.

Additionally, it is worth noting that a day before this conflict occurred, the Thai side decided to expel the Cambodian ambassador and recall the Thai ambassador to Cambodia due to a soldier being injured by a mine at the Thailand-Cambodia border.

However, from the statements of the high-level officials of both Thailand and Cambodia, both sides still hope to control the changes in the situation - Deputy Prime Minister Puntip stated that the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia remains "delicate" and must be handled with caution and comply with international law; similarly, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet also claimed that Cambodia is committed to resolving the issue peacefully.

As for the current situation, the recent escalation of tensions between Thailand and Cambodia is full of many strange aspects. Although some views attribute the intensification of the conflict to Hun Sen's flip-flopping, publicly releasing the phone call recording between him and Puea Tant, we should also note another situation, which is that the Thai military has successfully weakened the power of the Shinawatra family through this conflict. There must be more complex interests behind the sudden escalation of the conflict between the two countries.

Escalation of Tension between Cambodia and Thailand

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