Q: Following international efforts to facilitate talks, Cambodia and Thailand have expressed willingness to cease hostilities, though clashes are still continuing along the border between the two countries. What’s China’s stance on that?

A: Cambodia and Thailand are and will always be each other’s neighbors. Both countries are China’s friends and neighbors as well. Maintaining good-neighborliness and mutual trust and properly managing differences serves the two countries’ fundamental and long-term interests, and the region’s peace and stability. China is deeply saddened by the casualties inflicted on both sides and expresses heartfelt sympathies. We hope both sides will bear in mind the interests of the two peoples, cherish peace and good-neighborliness, exercise calm and restraint, come to a ceasefire as soon as possible, settle differences peacefully through dialogue and consultation and restore peace and stability along the border soon.

Both Cambodia and Thailand are important members of ASEAN. ASEAN has been working intensively for days to bring about a ceasefire between the two sides. China commends it and welcomes all efforts conducive to deescalation. China will maintain its fair and impartial position and continue having close communication with both sides, actively facilitate talks for peace and play a constructive role for a ceasefire.