red hatting
n.— «Chinese officials have put pressure on the Taishang, but so have some Taiwanese officials, accusing them of being more loyal to China, a technique known as “red hatting.”» —“RAND Study Says China’s Attempts at Economic Coercion of Taiwan Have Only Limited Success” in Santa Monica, California AScribe Feb. 15, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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