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What is the reason for the recent escalation in the Thai-Cambodian conflict?

Renewed fighting along the Thai–Cambodian border in December highlights how local disputes in Southeast Asia are increasingly shaped by broader great-power strategies aimed at constraining China’s rise.

Between April 14 and 18, Chinese leader Xi Jinping embarked on his first overseas tour of the year, visiting three countries in the Southeast Asian subregion — Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia.