Chinese leader urges Thailand and Cambodia to settle long-running border dispute

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Thailand and Cambodia to resolve their border dispute after meeting both countries’ leaders on the same day. The dispute escalated into the deadliest fighting between the neighbours in more than a decade last year, resulting in more than 100 military and civilian deaths and hundreds of injuries. A ceasefire reached in December 2025 has largely held, but both sides have continued to accuse the other of breaches. In his meeting with Thai Prime Minister…