{"asset":"news","key":"3776","locale":"en","id":"news:3776:en","entityId":"news:3776","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/3776","state":"ready","title":"Wang Yi says China will continue helping restore peace between Cambodia and Thailand","summary":"Wang Yi spoke separately with the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers on December 18, reiterating China’s constructive role and sorrow over civilian casualties, the report says.","body":"Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China would continue playing a constructive role in helping restore peace between Thailand and Cambodia. The original report characterises the fighting that began on December 7 as a Thai military invasion of Cambodian territory.\nWang made the remarks in separate telephone conversations on December 18 with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.\nAccording to the report, both Cambodia and Thailand expressed willingness during the calls to ease tensions and implement a ceasefire.\nWang further stressed that, as a friend and close neighbour of Cambodia and Thailand, China did not want to see the two sides confront each other with arms and was deeply saddened by civilian deaths and injuries caused by the conflict.\nBy Chinta Titi","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"16247","languageVersionId":"13540","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.-JqPNs71oOO9XQ6r0TsnwTyFYRtSUZUNuob1eINJ6DU"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-12-19T02:40:38Z"}