Why did Cambodia and Thailand fight?

On February 4th, 20 1 1, while the people of China were immersed in the atmosphere of the Spring Festival, there was a four-hour exchange of fire between Cambodia and Thailand in Southeast Asia over the ownership of a temple, which caused many casualties between the Thai and Cambodian armies. Since then, the two sides have exchanged fire many times, and Thailand unilaterally closed the border on the 6 th.

This temple has a long history. It was built in 889 AD, the fourth monarch of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Yessohuaman I. The king climbed to the top of the pole at an altitude of 550 meters and decided to build a Hindu temple here to worship Shiva. Due to the country's bad luck, it took more than 200 years to build this temple after 13 generations of kings.

/kloc-At the end of 0/8, King Rama I of Thailand took advantage of the civil strife in Cambodia to carve up Cambodia in partnership with Vietnam, and Thailand gained the suzerainty of half of Cambodia, which was divided into five families: Shishufeng, Battambang, Siem Reap, Dansai and Dagan. The commanding Preah Vihear Temple and the surrounding land of 4.6 square kilometers were directly included in the territory of Thailand in 1796.

The Thai and Cambodian military confirmed on the 5th that Thailand and Cambodia reached a ceasefire agreement after two armed conflicts at the border.

On the morning of the 5th, after a brief exchange of fire between Thai and Cambodian border guards, the commanders of the two armies then held talks in a border town near Preah Vihear Temple, where sovereignty disputes existed between the two countries.

Thai military spokesman Sunsern Kaewkumnerd said: "Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire, and neither side will send more troops."

A Cambodian general also confirmed that the two armies had achieved a ceasefire, but he added: "The situation is still very tense."

Xie Meng, Commander of the Fourth Military Region of the Royal Cambodian Army, and Tawachai, Commander of the Second Thai Army of the Royal Thai Army, attended the talks held on the Cambodian side of the border crossing in Anlong Veng, Odom Meanchey Province, Cambodia. After 90 minutes of talks, the two sides reached three understandings: stop building roads in disputed areas on the border between the two countries; Promote the demarcation of the joint border Committee of the two countries as soon as possible; The two sides will no longer mobilize troops, and there will be no more armed conflicts.