bamboo curtain

Or Bam·boo Cur·tain

[bam-boo kur-tn]

noun

1. the political and ideological barrier that impeded relations between Communist Asia, especially China, and the West from 1949 to 1972.

bamboo curtain

noun

1. (esp in the 1950s and 1960s) the political and military barrier to communications around the People's Republic of China

Word History and Origins

Origin of bamboo curtain¹

First recorded in 1949; modeled on iron curtain ( def. )