vacation diplomacy
n.— «In 1990, Hao Po-tsun, then “president of Executive Yuan,” visited Singapore on vacation, which set the precedent for what later came to be called “vacation diplomacy.”» —“Taiwan trip tightens tension” by Wang Jianmin China Daily (Beijing, China) July 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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