qū​xiàn​jiù​guó

saving the nation through a curved path

曲线救国 曲線救國 qū​xiàn​jiù​guó
saving the nation through a curved path
Strategy during the Second Sino-Japanese War where individuals ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese while claiming to work secretly for China
to take a roundabout route
To achieve one's objective through indirect or circuitous means rather than a direct approach