bamboo diplomacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A foreign policy of developing and maintaining nonaligned diplomatic relations with other countries, as used by Thailand and Vietnam.

Word forms

bamboo diplomacy

Etymology

The term implies an approach to diplomacy that is flexible and pragmatic, akin to bamboo “bending with the wind".

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