FILE PHOTO: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) looks on as Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet (left foreground) and Thailand’s then Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (right foreground) take part in talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya on July 28. - AFP
WASHINGTON: China played a limited role in Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire talks and is not expected to participate in a possible weekend event in Malaysia marking the deal with US President Donald Trump, a senior US official said on Friday (Oct 24).
"From the US standpoint we actually don't believe that China played a significant role - and really any kind of consequential role - in achieving the peace," said the official. "I would not expect to see China participating."
Trump is expected to witness the signing of a ceasefire deal between the South-East Asian nations on the sidelines of an Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's foreign minister said last week.
Trump is also expected to meet China's Xi Jinping to discuss the country's differences on trade on Thursday in South Korea. - Reuters
