We are long past gunboat diplomacy.
The fire of our artillery troops raked their gunboat.
But the incident itself was not a product of gunboat diplomacy.
The government has lately been criticized for its increasing reliance on gunboat diplomacy.
The gunboat ordered the brig to lie to and surrender but instead the brig hung out the red flag .
The tendency towards closer military alliance is on the rise. new forms of "gunboat policy" are rampant. regional conflicts have cropped up one after another .
The gunboat policy of big powers used to interfere opposing Christianity case produced important influence for both China and the foreign countries. It brought deep history lesson for Chinese people.
