Grup servicii petroliere ( gsp ) , an oil services group , said its orizont rig had come under fire from a gunboat yesterday morning , after the crew refused to allow officials from a subsidiary of the iranian state oil company on board .
The united states has used gunboat diplomacy in asia at least since 1853 , when commodore matthew c. perry sailed his fleet into tokyo bay , intimidating japan into opening up to foreign trade .
It may seem strange in an era of cyberwarfare and drone attacks , but the newest front in the rivalry between the united states and china is a tropical sea , where the drive to tap rich offshore oil and gas reserves has set off a conflict akin to the gunboat diplomacy of the 19th century .
After six decades of gunboat diplomacy , any detente is to be welcomed .
经历了60载的炮舰外交后,两岸关系任何形式的缓和都是值得欢迎的。
For many germans , who oppose foreign military expeditions on any grounds , this smacked of gunboat diplomacy .
对于许多反对在诸多前线增加对外驻军的德国人来说,他的讲话有着炮舰外交的意味。
Even so , the obama administration has been an active practitioner of gunboat diplomacy , a term that refers to achieving foreign-policy objectives through vivid displays of naval might .
即使如此,奥巴马政府仍在积极实践炮舰政策通过海军武力的炫示达到外交上的目标。
They did not say whether they had any other opportunities to identify the gunboat .