Good - but the word "romance" is too MSM-esque. Peaceful, mutually beneficial alliance Archived Message Posted by Jim_Carlucci on November 10, 2022, 10:15 pm, in reply to "Bamboo diplomacy: the China-SE Asia romance" China-Asean Entente Cordiale ? I can't think of one simple single word for all of that just now - maybe Escobar couldn't either. But "romance" is usually used to gently mock relationships in (geo)political contexts like this. Message Thread: Bamboo diplomacy: the China-SE Asia romance - Keith-264 November 10, 2022, 3:03 pm Good - but the word "romance" is too MSM-esque. Peaceful, mutually beneficial alliance - Jim_Carlucci November 10, 2022, 10:15 pm   Searching