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Thailand is working out how to repatriate up to 6,000 citizens unable to return home through a major border crossing in Cambodia closed as fighting along the contested border extended into a second week,
Thailand is stepping up efforts to inspect domestic shipping vessels in a bid to prevent fuel and military supplies being diverted to Cambodia as the border tension between the two nations persists.
The move came as China’s government urged both nations to exercise “utmost restraint” and de-escalate tensions.
Despite Beijing’s absence from the official signing ceremony, its low-profile diplomacy was essential to resolving the 2025 Thailand–Cambodia border conflict.
Escalating border fighting has shut down over 2,000 schools across Thailand and Cambodia, affecting 216,000 students. Experts warn of a lost generation as 600,000 are displaced by the conflict.
The escalation broke the ceasefire brokered in July by Trump who threatened to halt trade talks with the two countries unless they ended the fight.