| 词条 | Diplomatic gift | ||||
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A diplomatic gift is a gift given by a diplomat, politician or leader when visiting a foreign country. Usually the gift is reciprocated by the host. The use of diplomatic gifts dates back to the ancient world and givers have competed to outdo each other in the lavishness of their gifts. Examples include silks given to the West by the Byzantines in the early Middle Ages,[2] the luxury book,[3] and panda diplomacy by the Chinese in the twentieth century. The Middle AgesIn 757 Byzantine emperor Constantine V gave Pippin III of Francia a mechanical organ intended to indicate the superiority of Byzantine technology.[4] Nineteenth centuryAfter the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, goldsmiths to the British royal family and government, prepared 22 snuff-boxes to a value of 1000 guineas each to be given as diplomatic gifts.[5] MisstepsDiplomatic gifts have the potential to seal international friendships, but also to be rebuffed, to seem mismatched, or to accidentally send the wrong message. Taiwan rejected the People's Republic of China's offer of a Panda[6] and the gifts given by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to President Obama in 2009 were widely seen as more thoughtful than those given by Obama to Brown.[7] A 2012 gift of a "British" table tennis table to President Obama seemed ideal until it was revealed that it was designed in Britain but made in China, evoking worries about the decline of British manufacturing industry.[8] GalleryDiplomatic gifts take diverse forms: References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1156472.ece|title=Golden hoard of Winchester gives up its secret|author=Alberge, Dalya|date=8 September 2003|publisher=The Times|accessdate=2010-08-02}} 2. ^"Silken diplomacy" by Anna Muthesius in Shepard J. & Franklin, Simon. (Eds.) (1992) Byzantine Diplomacy: Papers from the Twenty-fourth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, Cambridge, March 1990. Aldershot: Variorum, pp. 236-248. {{ISBN|0860783383}} 3. ^"The luxury book as diplomatic gift" by John Lowden in Shepard J. & Franklin, Simon. (Eds.) (1992) Byzantine Diplomacy: Papers from the Twenty-fourth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, Cambridge, March 1990. Aldershot: Variorum, pp. 249-260. 4. ^Wickham, Chris. (2010) The inheritance of Rome: A history of Europe from 400 to 1000. London: Penguin Books, p. 228. {{ISBN|9780140290141}} 5. ^Marcia Pointon, "Surrounded with brilliants: Miniature portraits in eighteenth century England", The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, No. 1, (March 2001), pp. 48-71. 6. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/taiwan/1513878/Were-not-wild-about-your-pandas-China-told.html We're not wild about your pandas, China told] by Richard Spencer, The Telegraph, 24 March 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2014. 7. ^To my special friend Gordon, 25 DVDs: Obama gives Brown a set of classic movies. Let's hope he likes the Wizard of Oz by Ian Drury, Mail Online, 6 March 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2014. 8. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9151444/David-Camerons-table-tennis-table-gift-to-Barack-Obama-made-in-China.html David Cameron's table tennis table gift to Barack Obama made in China] by James Orr, The Telegraph, 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2014. Further reading{{commons category|Diplomatic gifts}}
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