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ASIA BLOG: If the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict Escalates, Vietnam Won’t Stand Idle - nor Will the US and China
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The armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia can have consequences for the entire region, says Southeast Asia expert Felix Heiduk. The US and China could also be involved. Who can now intervene moderately?
ASIA BLOG: If the Thailand-Cambodia conflict escalates, Vietnam won’t stand idle - nor will the US and China
The current flare-up between Thailand and Cambodia feels different from previous disputes. What initially appeared to be a limited skirmish over disputed borderland and nationalist rhetoric now carries the faint, unmistakable whiff of escalation.
The tensions, referring to a historical border dispute between the two countries, were scaled yesterday, with both sides, according to BBC, accusing the other of being responsible for violence.
The dispute between two small but strategically very important countries of South-East Asia - Cambodia and Thailand - is deepening once again. Now the whole world, including India and China, is keeping an eye on this conflict. Now the question is being raised whether this conflict will turn into a major regional crisis and whether increasing tension in the region can directly benefit China?
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