Overview
- Chinese-hosted meetings in Yunnan produced a joint communique to rebuild political trust and gradually consolidate the truce, with Wang Yi calling the ceasefire hard-won and pledging humanitarian aid.
- The Dec. 27 agreement freezes front lines, bans reinforcements and all weapons use, and links a 72-hour observation period to Thailand repatriating 18 Cambodian soldiers.
- Thai leaders describe the pause as a conditional test of Cambodian compliance and say Thailand retains the right to self‑defence if violations occur.
- Weeks of fighting featured airstrikes, rockets, artillery and ground operations, killing dozens and displacing more than half a million people, according to official tallies and reports.
- International actors are engaged in mediation, with China facilitating the latest talks, Malaysia linked to the earlier truce, and the United States welcoming the deal as President Trump publicly claimed the U.S. helped secure it.