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bamboo curtain

/ˌˈbæmˌbu ˌkʌrtn/
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Other forms: bamboo curtains

Definitions of bamboo curtain
  1. noun
    an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
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    ideological barrier
    a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies
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