China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict

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Thai subject   forces occurrence  a flare during their warring  against Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, successful  Surin province, Thailand.

Thai subject forces occurrence a flare during their warring against Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, successful Surin province, Thailand. | Photo Credit: AP

China’s defence practice with Cambodia and Thailand, including arms trade, “does not people immoderate 3rd enactment ... and is wholly unrelated to the Cambodia-Thailand borderline conflict,” its Defence Ministry said connected Thursday (December 18, 2025).

“We anticipation applicable parties volition refrain from making subjective speculation and malicious hype,” the Chinese Ministry said successful effect to reports that Thai troops seized Chinese-made weapons from Cambodian positions arsenic borderline clashes betwixt the Southeast Asian neighbours reignited.

Beijing hopes the 2 countries tin scope a ceasefire arsenic soon arsenic possible, the defence ministry said, according to a connection released connected its societal media account. “China is and volition proceed to advocator for bid and talks,” it added.

Published - December 18, 2025 06:01 p.m. IST

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