pào
jiàn
wài
jiāo

technical
formal

Meaning of 炮舰外交

炮舰外交 means gunboat diplomacy; foreign policy backed by military threat to achieve aggressive or expansionist goals. Pronounced pào jiàn wài jiāo.

  • gunboat diplomacy; foreign policy backed by military threat to achieve aggressive or expansionist goals

Definitions & Examples

Shí
jiǔ
shì
 
西
fāng
liè
qiáng
duì
zhōng
guó
shí
xíng
pào
jiàn
wài
jiāo
 

In the 19th century, Western powers practiced gunboat diplomacy against China.

Pào
jiàn
wài
jiāo
zhèng
wǎng
wǎng
huì
yǐn
bèi
mín
de
qiáng
liè
fǎn
kàng
 

Gunboat diplomacy often provokes strong resistance from oppressed nations.

Gāi
guó
fàng
le
pào
jiàn
wài
jiāo
 
zhuǎn
ér
cǎi
duì
huà
xié
shāng
de
fāng
shì
jiě
jué
guó
zhēng
duān
 

The country abandoned gunboat diplomacy in favor of dialogue and consultation to resolve international disputes.

Measure Words

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Primary
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