🔗 Share this article Trump Pressures Thailand to Reaffirm Commitment to Cambodia Ceasefire with Trade Penalties The United States has applied pressure on Thailand to reaffirm its dedication to a truce deal with the Cambodian side, indicating that trade negotiations could be paused as efforts are made to stop a Donald Trump-brokered ceasefire arrangement from collapsing. Border Tensions Escalate In recent days, Thai officials announced it was suspending the truce agreement, alleging Cambodia of laying fresh landmines along the shared border, including one that allegedly injured a Thai military personnel on patrol, who lost a foot in the explosion. Following this, a fatality occurred and several others wounded by gunfire along the Thai-Cambodia frontier, sparking fears of a new round of retaliatory clashes. US Trade Pressure Over the weekend, a representative from Thailand's foreign office told journalists that a official communication from the U.S. trade office announcing the suspension of trade deal talks was received on the previous evening. He quoted the document as stating that trade negotiations – which are focusing on a US tariff of 19% – could restart once the Thai government reaffirmed its commitment to carrying out the mutual truce agreement. “Tariff negotiations will continue and remain separate from border issues,” said another government spokesperson. Trump’s Tariff Threat Addressing reporters on Air Force One as he traveled to the Sunshine State 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,” adding, “they’re doing great. I think they’re gonna be fine.” Truce Deal Origins Trump oversaw the signing of a peace deal, conducted in Malaysian territory this last autumn, and has promoted it as one of multiple agreements around the world he claims should earn him the Nobel Peace prize. The most severe clashes in a ten years between Thai and Cambodian troops erupted in mid-summer, with exchanges of fire, shelling and aerial attacks leaving dozens of people killed and 300,000 displaced. Longstanding Border Dispute Thailand and Cambodia have a longstanding border dispute that originates from conflicts regarding maps from the colonial period created by French cartographers. Historic shrines along the border are disputed by each nation. Reuters provided input for this coverage.