From August 16 to 23, 2026, President Gao Fei of China Foreign Affairs University led a delegation on a research visit to Cambodia and Thailand. With Track II dialogue and academic exchange as the main thread, the visit focused on field research in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict areas.

During the visit to Cambodia, the delegation traveled across 11 Cambodian provinces covering more than 1,000 kilometers, focusing on border provinces including Pursat, Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear, gaining an in-depth understanding of social and livelihood conditions in the conflict-affected areas, and holding discussions with Cambodian think tanks such as the Asian Vision Institute (AVI) as well as experts and scholars.

During the visit to Thailand, the delegation held academic seminars successively with the Strategic Studies Centre of the National Defence Studies Institute of Thailand, Thailand's Institute of Security and International Studies, and Ubon Ratchathani University, and visited local hospitals and border communities in Kantharalak District of Sisaket Province in the border area, gaining an in-depth understanding of local border governance, public services and grassroots community development.

Using academic exchange as a bond, this research visit enhanced understanding of the actual conditions in the Cambodia-Thailand border areas and laid a foundation for the University to continuously promote conflict reconciliation at the Track II level, advance regional peace and development, and support the building of a community with a shared future in the neighborhood.