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However, he struck a more conciliatory tone on Wednesday saying "it's a live conversation – not just domestically with the industry but internationally with the US as well".

Ann Watt said adopting a more conciliatory tone during negotiations is always best but clearly that had not happened within the Department of Health.

It unquestionably threw flames on the conflict, making it much harder for any Thai government now to adopt a conciliatory position on the border.

Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi echoed the conciliatory tone during a Delhi visit, urging the neighbours to see each other as "partners" rather than "adversaries or threats".

In it, Paetongtarn could be heard being conciliatory towards Hun Sen over their countries' border dispute, and criticising one of her own army commanders.