gunboat diplomacy

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   The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military…

   The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.

   • The British and French, who had sought to make policy by reviving 19th century gunboat diplomacy, had temporarily lost their credentials for world statesmanship.
   • 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.

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