By Sanyuan

The new Thailand-Cambodia conflict has been largely resolved.

At the weekend, Thai Prime Minister Anutin announced the results, stating that the Thai military had achieved a major victory in the past few days of fighting, completing almost all of its set military objectives, and was pushing the Cambodian forces out of occupied areas, while closely monitoring these regions to prevent the Cambodian forces from making a comeback.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin

After making strong statements, Anutin also emphasized again the "legality" of the Thai military's actions, stating that Cambodia violated the agreement first, and Thailand acted in self-defense. Moreover, during the conflict, the Thai military never violated international law or rules, taking targeted actions to avoid harming innocent people.

Cambodia obviously does not agree with Thailand's statements. According to the Cambodian military's account, the Thai military used chemical weapons, which violate international conventions, and deployed heavy weapons to attack civilians in border areas of Cambodia, committing heinous acts.

Thailand did not back down either, stating that after the situation escalated, Cambodia continued to plant landmines in border areas, causing injuries or deaths among Thai soldiers, which seriously violated international law.

Both sides have their own arguments and refuse to admit fault. Everyone understands that during war, there is no such thing as righteousness and morality; most of the time, it's about being ruthless, and no one can claim innocence.

Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

As for who started this round of conflict, it is no longer important. The reason is that the previous conflict ended too hastily, with Trump calling to end the ceasefire, leaving many unresolved issues. Even if a temporary ceasefire is reached, the war will inevitably flare up again.

From the reactions of all parties involved, Thailand has maintained the initiative throughout this conflict. Thailand's overall national strength far exceeds that of Cambodia, and its military power is equally superior.

The previous conflict clearly showed that Hun Sen and his son instigated the incident. At that time, the Thai military wanted to completely defeat the Cambodian forces, but due to Trump's threat of tariffs, they had to reluctantly agree to a ceasefire.

This time, the Thai civilian government and military have reached an unusual consensus, determined to strike Cambodia so hard that it cannot fight back. The former is to pave the way for the upcoming elections, while the latter is to enhance its authority and further consolidate power and position. Therefore, from the very beginning, they had no intention of leaving any escape routes for Cambodia.

Hun Sen and his son

This is also why Thailand refused Trump's phone mediation. If it cannot completely defeat Cambodia on the battlefield, it will only leave more potential problems in the future, and it is also not conducive to Thailand's international image. A country constantly involved in conflicts is difficult to attract investors and tourists.

For this reason, Thailand chose to bomb the e-commerce fraud parks within Cambodia's territory in a unique way, creating a "justified reason" for its actions.

Now, Thailand is nearly achieving its goals. If Cambodia cannot carry out an effective counterattack, this round of conflict will come to an end, which is also good news. At the same time, third-party mediation efforts are also in full swing, including Trump, China, and ASEAN.

Last week, China sent a delegation to mediate between Thailand and Cambodia, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi personally called the foreign ministers of both countries, urging them to remain calm and consider the interests of their own people more.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi mediates the Thailand-Cambodia conflict

This week, ASEAN held a special foreign ministers' meeting in Malaysia, with the mediation of the Thailand-Cambodia conflict being one of the core topics. For Thailand, the task is complete and it's time to stop the fighting. As for Cambodia, because of its weaker strength, it has always relied on international community mediation, naturally hoping for a ceasefire. After this battle, the Hun Sen family should be more cautious.

As for the future of the relationship between the two countries, only time will tell.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7586578040554045971/

Statement: This article represents the views of the author himself.