Bamboo Curtain

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A political and ideological barrier between the West and the Communist countries of Asia after the Chinese revolution of 1949.

bamboo curtain

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp in the 1950s and 1960s) the political and military barrier to communications around the People's Republic of China

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bamboo curtain - an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s

ideological barrier - a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies

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