debt trap diplomacy

English

Etymology

From debt trap +‎ diplomacy.

Noun

debt trap diplomacy (plural debt trap diplomacies)

1. A nation's use of predatory loans in order to gain leverage in relations with the recipient country or to seize assets within the indebted country.

Translations

a nation's use of predatory loans

• German: Schuldenfallen-Diplomatie f
• Spanish: diplomacia de trampa endeudante f
• Vietnamese: ngoại giao bẫy nợ