The phrase "secret diplomacy" has long been a red rag to American public opinion. 秘密外交政策的说法长期以来引起了美国公众的愤怒。
But in the current case, the official admission has also cast light on the sometimes slapdash practices Taiwan employs in handling secret diplomacy. 但在目前的案件中,官方的承认还暴露出台湾在处理秘密外交时,有时会采取草率的做法。
He admits using third-party receipts to obtain disbursements from the fund, but says they were used for secret diplomacy. 陈水扁承认使用第三方收据来报销机要费,但表示这些资金是用于秘密外交事务的。
Secret diplomacy was required due to the overwhelming sentiment of the Japanese public against nuclear power in the wake of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. 广岛和长崎的原子弹让日本民众觉醒,他们对核能强烈反对,故此秘密外交才会产生。