First politeness, then force; first diplomacy, then war

Sian lé hiō peng

Literally: first courtesy afterward arms

Propaganda war

Soan-thoân-chiàn

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Nn̄g ê lâng kìⁿ-bīn ê sî lóng piáu-hiān ki-pún ê lé-māu kap èng-tùi, tān-sī siang-hong ê soan-thoân-chiàn khiok sī àm-lâu hiong-ióng.

When the two meet they always treat each other with basic politeness, but both sides’ underground propaganda war is still raging.

Warhead

Toâⁿ-thâu

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Ji̍t-pún bat àm-tiong sêng-lo̍k hō͘ chài-ū he̍k-chú toâⁿ-thâu ê Bí-kun chûn-kàm chìn-chhut Ji̍t-pún káng-kháu.

Japan has tacitly assented to allowing U.S. military ships carrying nuclear warheads to call on Japanese ports.

Stationed; deployed

Pō͘-sú

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Pò-tō kóng, Bí-kok chiong Liû-kiû kau-hêng Ji̍t-pún liáu-āu, pō͘-sú tī Liû-kiû ê he̍k-chú bú-khì ē thiah-tû, tān-sī nā-chún gū tio̍h kín-kip chōng-hóng ê sî, Bí-kun ē-sái chiong he̍k-chú bú-khì chah ji̍p Ji̍t-pún.

According to the news report, after returning Okinawa to Japan, the United States would remove nuclear weapons deployed in Okinawa, but when an urgent situation developed, the U.S. military would be able to bring nuclear weapons into Japan.

Prestige, standing

Seng-bōng

Chāi kòe-khì chi̍t-nî-lāi, Ou-pá-mà ê kok-chè seng-bōng iā sī chin hó, tān-sī  kok-chè seng-bōng kap kok-lōe seng-bōng sī lióng má sū.

In the last year, Obama’s international standing has been good, but international standing and domestic standing are two different things.

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Chèng-hú chhái-káng hia̍p8-tēng

Divide and conquer; set two groups against each other

Lāng káu sio kā

Literally: “Make the dogs bite each other”

People-to-people; between the peoples (of two countries)

Bîn-kan

Tâi-ôan kap Bí-kok hun-hióng chhin-bi̍t ê bîn-kan koan-hē.

Taiwan and the United States enjoy a close relationship between their two peoples.

Closer relations

Khah chhin-bi̍t8 ê koan-hē

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Lań tùi tio̍h8 kap Tiong-kok ū khah chhin-bi̍t8 ê koan-hē, kî-bāng chin kôan.

We have high hopes for closer relations with China.

Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Chū-iû bō∙-e̍k8 hia̍p8-tēng

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ū chin chē lâng chú-tiuⁿ chhiam-tīaⁿ Bí-Tâi chū-iû bō∙-e̍k hia̍p-tēng

Many people favor signing a US-Taiwan FTA.