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Weak countries have no diplomacy

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Weak countries have no diplomacy
InitiatorZhuge Liang
OriginRecords of the Three Kingdoms - Book of Shu - Biography of Zhuge Liang
Weak countries have no diplomacy
Simplified Chinese弱国无外交
Traditional Chinese弱國無外交
Literal meaningweak nations have no diplomacy to speak of[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRuòguó wú wàijiāo

Weak countries have no diplomacy[2] or weak nations have no diplomacy[3] (simplified Chinese: 弱国无外交; traditional Chinese: 弱國無外交) is a phrase attributed to Lu Zhengxiang,[4] the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. The phrase is understood to mean that a country's strength impacts its ability to exert diplomatic influence.[5]

The earliest recorded use of the phrase is attributed to Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Yong Deng (1 January 2000). In the Eyes of the Dragon: China Views the World. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 186–. ISBN 978-0-585-08082-6.
  2. ^ Asian Survey. University of California Press. 2000.
  3. ^ David Shambaugh; David L. Shambaugh (2005). Power Shift: China and Asia's New Dynamics. University of California Press. pp. 230–. ISBN 978-0-520-24570-9.
  4. ^ Peter Martin (13 May 2021). China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy. Oxford University Press. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-0-19-751372-9.
  5. ^ "The confidence and backbone of China's diplomacy". National People's Congress. 2013-11-28.
  6. ^ ""weak countries have no diplomacy" from various periods of history". Douban. 2019-05-27.