Trump Administration Demands Thai-Cambodia Peace in Trade Talks

The Trump administration is making conflict resolution part of its trade negotiations with Thailand, a country embroiled in a bitter dispute with neighboring Cambodia.

“The US has used the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia to bargain with the government,” Siripong Angkasakulkiat, spokesman for Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s administration, told reporters Tuesday in Bangkok.

That’s a fresh challenge for Thailand’s new US negotiation team, endorsed by the cabinet Tuesday and led by Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas. With the new US demand, reaching an agreement with Cambodia has become a priority for a government that’s seeking to boost ...