Bamboo diplomacy

Flexible and pragmatic approach to diplomacy

For Vietnam specifically, see Bamboo diplomacy (Vietnam).

Bamboo diplomacy is a term used to describe an approach to foreign policy characterized by flexibility and pragmatism, employed by smaller nations in their dealings with great powers. It invokes characteristics of the bamboo plant, which bends in the wind to avoid breaking. It has traditionally been used to describe the foreign policy of Thailand, but since 2016 has also been adopted by the Vietnamese government to describe its own version of bamboo diplomacy.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ Phan, Xuân Dũng; To, Minh Son (22 July 2022). "What's Behind Vietnam's 'Bamboo Diplomacy' Discourse?". Fulcrum. ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
2. ^ Kumar, Karamala Areesh; Kurian, Rosemary. "Bamboo Diplomacy Amid Great Power Rivalry: The Case of Thailand and Vietnam". Diplomatist. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

## Further reading

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* Poonkham, Jittipat (2022). A Genealogy of bamboo diplomacy: the politics of Thai détente with Russia and China. Acron: Australian National University Press. doi:10.22459/GBD.2022. ISBN 9781760464998.

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