INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A deadly border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia late last month has put China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test as Beijing
seeks to maintain stability in a region crucial to its strategic interests.
Analysts said China would probably monitor the Thailand-Cambodia
border dispute closely while avoiding direct mediation
They added that Beijing might work with Asean to prevent future direct confrontations between troops along a 4.6 sq km (1.78-square-mile)
stretch of disputed land.
Thai...