Chinese Foreign Ministry. When asked about China’s position as Cambodia and Thailand have recently expressed positive intentions to cease fire and end the conflict under the med

Thailand warned its conflict with neighboring Cambodia could “potentially develop into a war” as troops used rockets and artillery to shell targets along their contested border for a second

The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire, according to a social media post by United States President Donald Trump on Saturday.

Tensions along Cambodia's northern border with Thailand have been simmering since May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash with Thai forces.

Thai and Cambodian leaders are heading to Kuala Lumpur for talks after deadly border clashes reportedly killed over 35 and displaced 218,000.

The current conflict between Cambodia and Thailand is a deeply troubling development in Southeast Asia. The recent clashes along the shared border between the two countries have reignited an old territorial dispute that had previously remained contained to diplomatic disagreements and minor skirmishes.

Of course, trouble at the 508-mile (817 km) shared border is nothing new. For over a century, Thailand and Cambodia have contested sovereignty at various undemarcated points in the thick jungle punctuated with culturally-significant temples albeit with scant strategic or economic value.

Long-running tensions have spilled over into heavy exchanges of fire in the disputed border region between Thailand and Cambodia.

The conflict over the shared border between the two countries grew on Saturday, in the deadliest conflict between them in more than a decade.

The latest flare-up started on Thursday, with intense fighting spreading across multiple border areas. Early Saturday, Thailand’s navy joined the army in repelling what it described as incursions by Cambodian troops at three points in eastern Trat province.