Cambodia, Thailand reaffirm commitment to ceasefire agreement at trilateral meeting with China

BEIJING -- Cambodia and Thailand reaffirmed to China their commitment to abiding by their ceasefire agreement at an informal trilateral meeting, according to a statement released on the Chinese foreign ministry's website.

China, Cambodia and Thailand held the meeting in Shanghai on Wednesday. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and representatives of Cambodia and Thailand were in attendance.

Cambodia and Thailand reaffirmed to China that they will abide by the ceasefire agreement, and expressed their appreciation for the positive role China has played to date in calming down the situation, the statement said.

It noted that the meeting had a frank, friendly and harmonious atmosphere.

China has continuously played a constructive role in supporting Cambodia and Thailand in the peaceful resolution of their border disputes, and the Wednesday meeting was China's latest diplomatic effort in this regard, the statement said.

Cambodia and Thailand reached a common understanding on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire effective from 24:00 hours (local time) on July 28, 2025, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, rotating chair of ASEAN, said after hosting the leaders of the two countries in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

The on-site ceasefire situation is relatively fragile, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular news briefing on Wednesday, explaining the reason for the trilateral meeting in Shanghai.

Since conflict broke out on the Cambodia-Thailand border, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has communicated with his Cambodian and Thai counterparts, as well as the secretary-general of ASEAN, Guo said.

The Chinese foreign ministry has also maintained close communication with Cambodia and Thailand, dispatched its special envoy for Asian affairs to conduct shuttle diplomacy twice, and sent representatives to attend the meeting between the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand, he said.

China has no selfish interests in this border conflict, and supports ASEAN in promoting the political settlement of the issue in "the ASEAN way," he said.

China is willing to continue to maintain close communication on this issue with Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and other regional countries, and to play a constructive role in consolidating the ceasefire agreement and restoring peace and stability as soon as possible, the spokesperson said.