# China says it is deeply concerned over deadly clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, which mark a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours. The bitter spat is over an area known as the Emerald Triangle, where the borders of both countries and Laos meet, and which is home to several ancient temples. The squabble has dragged on for decades, flaring up again in May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed. Today, Cambodia fired rockets and artillery shells into Thailand, and the Thai military carried out air strikes.
China ‘deeply concerned’ over deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia