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.
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The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
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