a small neutral state between two rival powers 同义词:buffer country,
A buffer state is a country lying between two rival or potentially hostile greater powers, which by its sheer existence is thought to prevent conflict between them. Buffer states, when authentically independent, typically pursue a neutralist foreign policy, which distinguishes them from satellite states.
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The trouble with " buffer states " in an age of jet aircraft and atomic weapons is that they do not buff 在这个喷气式飞机和原子武器时代,缓冲国不再起缓冲作用了。
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The trouble with " buffer states " in an age of jet aircraft and atomic weapons is that they do not buff 在这个喷气式飞机和原子武器时代,缓冲国不再起缓冲作用了。
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The trouble with " buffer states " in an age of jet aircraft and atomic weapons is that they do not buff 在这个喷气式飞机和原子武器时代,缓冲国不再起缓冲作用了。
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That would send refugees pouring across the chinese border , fence or not , and might mean losing a useful buffer state against an american military presence 而金政权的倒台,将导致大量难民涌向中国边境,不论是否装有围栏;也意味着中国在抵抗美军来袭时失去了一道有效的缓冲地带。