gunboat diplomacy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
gunboat diplomacy; foreign policy backed by military threat to achieve aggressive or expansionist goals
formalAlso known as 炮舰政策 (gunboat policy). Historically associated with 19th-century imperialism and Western powers' coercion of weaker nations.
Shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
，
xī西
fāng方
liè列
qiáng强
duì对
zhōng中
guó国
shí实
xíng行
pào炮
jiàn舰
wài外
jiāo交
。
In the 19th century, Western powers practiced gunboat diplomacy against China.
Pào炮
jiàn舰
wài外
jiāo交
zhèng政
cè策
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
yǐn引
qǐ起
bèi被
yā压
pò迫
mín民
zú族
de的
qiáng强
liè烈
fǎn反
kàng抗
。
Gunboat diplomacy often provokes strong resistance from oppressed nations.
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Gāi该
guó国
fàng放
qì弃
le了
pào炮
jiàn舰
wài外
jiāo交
，
zhuǎn转
ér而
cǎi采
qǔ取
duì对
huà话
xié协
shāng商
de的
fāng方
shì式
jiě解
jué决
guó国
jì际
zhēng争
duān端
。
The country abandoned gunboat diplomacy in favor of dialogue and consultation to resolve international disputes.