Dictionary definition of “vacation diplomacy”

vacation diplomacy

n. the use of a non-state trip by a politician or diplomat to show friendliness with the nation being visited. Subjects: China, Politics

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Citations: 1993 Kyodo News International (June 6) “China warns U.S. of Taiwan leader’s visit” (in Beijing): The Chinese spokesman accused Taiwan authorities of using “transit diplomacy” and “vacation diplomacy” as a way to create “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan,” Xinhua said. 1994 Xinhua News Agency (China) (Sept. 17) “Commentary exposes taiwan’s ‘sports diplomacy’” (in Beijing): Xinhua news agency today carries a commentary titled, “What are the taiwan authorities up to while going in for ‘sports diplomacy’?,” which reads as follows: Over the past few years, the taiwan authorities have pursued their so-called “substantial diplomacy” and “pragmatic diplomacy” as well as “vacation diplomacy,” “transit diplomacy,” “ceremony diplomacy” and “money diplomacy.” 2004 Wang Jianmin China Daily (Beijing, China) (July 23) “Taiwan trip tightens tension”: In 1990, Hao Po-tsun, then “president of Executive Yuan,” visited Singapore on vacation, which set the precedent for what later came to be called “vacation diplomacy.”

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