Definitions for bamboo curtain
bam·boo cur·tain

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1. bamboo curtainnoun

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

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1. bamboo curtain

   The Bamboo Curtain is a historical term used to refer to the political and economic isolation and division between communist and non-communist nations during the Cold War, particularly in the East Asia region. It is roughly the Asian equivalent of the more well-known "Iron Curtain" between Eastern and western Europe. The phrase was used to denote the barrier between the communist states of China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and the non-communist states in the region. The term was coined in reference to the Chinese Bamboo, which connotes a strong, resilient but less rigid barrier compared to Iron.

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1. Bamboo Curtain

   The Bamboo Curtain is a Cold War euphemism for the political demarcation between the Communist and capitalist and non-communist states of East Asia, particularly the People's Republic of China. The term was less often applied to the Korean Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea and the flexible Southeast Asia border between Communism and the West. During the Cultural Revolution in China, the Chinese authorities put its sections of the Curtain under a lock-down of sorts, forbidding entry into or passage out of the country without explicit permission from the Chinese government. Many would-be refugees attempting to flee to capitalist countries were prevented from escaping in this manner. Occasional relaxations had led to several waves of influx of refugees into the then British crown colony of Hong Kong. The term "Bamboo Curtain" was used less often than the term "Iron Curtain" in part because while the latter remained relatively static for over 40 years, the former shifted constantly and was somewhat more porous. It was also a less accurate description of the political situation in Asia because of the lack of cohesion within the East Asian Communist Bloc, which ultimately resulted in the Sino-Soviet split; The Communist governments of Mongolia, Vietnam and later Laos were allies of the Soviet Union, while Cambodia's regime of Pol Pot was loyal to China. Shortly after the Korean War, North Korea swore allegiance to neither the USSR nor China.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bamboo curtain in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bamboo curtain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
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