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Bamboo Curtain

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Bam·boo Curtain  (bm-b)
n.
A political and ideological barrier between the West and the Communist countries of Asia after the Chinese revolution of 1949.
bamboo curtain
n
(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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Noun1.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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