A deadly border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia late last month has put China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test as Beijing seeks to maintain stability in a region crucial to its strategic interests.
Analysts said China would probably monitor the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute closely while avoiding direct mediation. They added that Beijing might work with Asean to prevent future direct confrontations between troops along a 4.6 sq km (1.78-square-mile) stretch of disputed land.
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