🔗 Share this article Trump Pressures Thailand to Recommit to Cambodia Truce with Tariff Warnings The United States has applied pressure on the Thai administration to reaffirm its dedication to a ceasefire agreement with the Cambodian side, indicating that trade negotiations could be halted as attempts are made to prevent a Donald Trump-brokered ceasefire arrangement from falling apart. Rising Border Hostilities Earlier this week, Thailand announced it was suspending the truce agreement, alleging Cambodia of planting new explosives along the mutual frontier, among them an incident that reportedly wounded a Thai military personnel on duty, who suffered a foot amputation in the explosion. Since then, one person has been killed and multiple individuals injured by exchanges of fire along the border between the two nations, sparking fears of a fresh wave of tit-for-tat fighting. US Trade Pressure On Saturday, a Thai foreign ministry spokesperson informed reporters that a letter from the U.S. trade office announcing the pause in trade negotiations was obtained on the previous evening. The spokesperson referenced the letter as stating that trade negotiations – which are addressing a 19 percent American duty – could restart once the Thai government renewed its pledge to implementing the mutual truce agreement. “Trade talks are ongoing and distinct from frontier matters,” stated a different official representative. President’s Economic Warning Speaking to the press aboard the presidential plane as he flew to Florida on the end of the week, Trump suggested that he had employed tariff warnings in discussions with the ASEAN nation heads. The US president said, “Today, I prevented a conflict using tariffs, the menace of duties,” continuing, “they are performing well. I believe they will be okay.” Ceasefire Agreement Background Trump oversaw the signing of a peace deal, held in Malaysia this last autumn, and has touted it as one of several deals around the world he says should earn him the Nobel Peace prize. The most severe clashes in a decade between military forces of both nations erupted in mid-summer, with gunfire, artillery and airstrikes leaving dozens of people killed and hundreds of thousands forced to flee. Historic Frontier Conflict Thailand and Cambodia have a historic territorial disagreement that dates back to disagreements over maps from the colonial period drawn up by the French. Historic shrines along the frontier are claimed by both sides. Reuters provided input for this coverage.