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The Cambodia-Thai conflict has had a negative impact on the relationship between the people in the area of the conflict. Furthermore, the two countries are members of ASEAN and this dispute has had a negative impact on the ASEAN's development.
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has played a major role in Cambodia's foreign relations since the country attained independence in 1953. Since 1953, the PRC has tried to limit United States, Thai -- and especially Vietnamese -- influence in Cambodia by acting as patron to a succession of Cambodian strongmen.
Today, Cambodia and the PRC maintain strong relations -- especially when it comes to economy, politics, and military backing for Cambodia's leader Hun Sen. China is Cambodia's biggest donor and has offered funds for road construction and an irrigation project in Cambodia. China, of course, has also offered military aid. China maintains that it would like to see peaceful relations between Cambodia and Thailand as members of ASEAN and its neighbor countries. On February 7th, 2011, after new attacks at the border region, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said: "Both Cambodia and Thailand are China's friendly neighbors. China hopes that the two nations exercise calmness and restraint, resolve disputes through consultation, and prevent the situation from escalation" (Xinhuanet 2011).
Method:
1. Collect primary and second sources from government and non-government organizations.
2. Interview people from the region including government officials (which I will be able to access given that I am a government official), businessmen, diplomats, and local individuals.
3. Analyze the different perspectives -- Thai and Cambodian -- regarding the conflict.
4. Interview...
Meet with officials from ASEAN to discuss how China's can be of influence in helping Cambodia and Thailand come to an agreement that will include non-violence.
6. Conduct a literature review on the history of the two countries related to their disputes, what has been done in the past, what has worked, what hasn't, as well as how China has taken part in resolutions before. The literature review will also discuss to what extent China and Cambodia have been linked.
7. Write a research report that will combine my understanding of how China can use its position to help resolve Thailand and Cambodia's conflict.
Scope: I will engage in interviews with the above type of individuals mentioned in the methods. Because of my status as a government official, I will have access to individuals that I otherwise wouldn't if I weren't in my current position. The interviews will be structured but some may be less formal than others (for examples, interviewing government officials vs. interviewing local individuals about the border conflict).
Timetable:
Collect data by Complete literature review by Complete fieldwork by Complete analysis by Complete final research report by
References
Weatherbee, D.E. (2008). International relations in Southeast Asia: The struggle for autonomy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; 2nd edition.
Xinhuanet. (2011). "China calls for calmness, restraint in Cambodian-Thai conflict."
Xinhuanet..com Accessed on March 24, 2011:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-02/07/c_13721807.htm
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