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gunboat diplomacy en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. (countable, idiomatic, uncountable) The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
   • China has ratcheted up its standard gunboat diplomacy—the repeated warnings that it would use force if necessary to unite the island and mainland—more than a month before Taiwanese voters go to the polls. 2004 Feb, 21, Yan Hua, China warns Taiwan with military exercises, Asia Times Online (retrieved 23 March 2015)
   • The British and French, who had sought to make policy by reviving 19th century gunboat diplomacy, had temporarily lost their credentials for world statesmanship. 1956 Dec. 3, Acclaim & Misgivings, Time

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Relateds

gunboat · diplomacy · panda diplomacy · commodity diplomacy · sabre rattling · show the flag · ping-pong diplomacy · hostage diplomacy

Translations (8)

sv kanonbåtsdiplomati (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power) · uk диплома́тія каноне́рок (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power) · fi tykkivenediplomatia (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power) · da kanonbådsdiplomati (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power) · fr politique de la canonnière (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power) · fr diplomatie de la canonnière (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power) · he דִּיפְּלוֹמַטְיָה שֶׁל סְפִינוֹת תּוֹתָחִים (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power) · cmn 炮艦外交 /炮舰外交 (the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power)