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bamboo curtain

bamboo curtain

 
pronunciation:
baem bu kr tn
part of speech: noun
definition: (sometimes cap.) a barrier to trade and diplomacy, based on ideological and political differences, that formerly existed between the People's Republic of China and the West, attributed by the latter to the secrecy and censorship practiced by the Chinese. (Cf. iron curtain.)