Chinese special envoy to travel to Cambodia, Thailand for shuttle diplomacy

Chinese Foreign Ministry's Special Envoy for Asian Affairs will again make a shuttle diplomacy trip to Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday in an effort to bridge the two sides to rebuild peace at an early date, a foreign ministry spokesperson said late Wednesday.

As a close neighbor and friend of Cambodia and Thailand, China closely follows the ongoing border conflict between the two countries and has shuttled between the two sides to promote peace, the spokesperson said.

"Through its own way, China has been working actively for de-escalation," the spokesperson added.

(Cover: The Thai military fires artillery towards Cambodia, in Surin province, Thailand, December 16, 2025. /VCG)