bamboo curtain

noun

often capitalized B&C
: a political, military, and ideological barrier isolating an area of eastern Asia

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Japan has always had an insular corporate culture, and Mr. Ghosn was a rare foreign executive to break that bamboo curtain. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bamboo curtain was in 1949

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“Bamboo curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bamboo%20curtain. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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