以夷制夷

以夷制夷 zhì ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4

  • to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  • Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

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