Overview
- Thailand’s government said tariff negotiations with the United States will continue separately from the Cambodia border dispute after a call between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and President Trump.
- A Thai foreign ministry spokesperson earlier said a USTR letter temporarily paused talks until Bangkok reaffirmed its commitment to the joint ceasefire declaration with Cambodia.
- President Trump told reporters he “stopped a war” by using the threat of tariffs and speaking by phone with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia.
- Recent border incidents include a landmine blast that maimed a Thai soldier and shootings that Phnom Penh says killed a Cambodian villager, with both sides offering conflicting accounts.
- The ceasefire was brokered at an October ASEAN meeting in Malaysia, and the reported USTR letter was not posted on U.S. government websites as Thailand and Washington work under a framework that currently keeps a 19% U.S. tariff on Thai goods.