Weak countries have no diplomacy
| Initiator | Zhuge Liang |
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| Origin | Records of the Three Kingdoms - Book of Shu - Biography of Zhuge Liang |
| Weak countries have no diplomacy | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 弱国无外交 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 弱國無外交 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | weak nations have no diplomacy to speak of[1] | ||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Asian Survey. University of California Press. 2000.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The confidence and backbone of China's diplomacy". National People's Congress. 2013-11-28.
- ^ ""weak countries have no diplomacy" from various periods of history". Douban. 2019-05-27.