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]
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]