Zhengyou is a term sometimes used by several countries such as Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 to describe their diplomatic engagement with China

China

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. The phrase, meaning "true friend" in one of the Chinese dialects, is meant to encompass building a broad-based relationship with an explicit and specific capability to discuss concerns about human rights. Proponents of zhengyou, such as former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd

Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...

, argue that it means criticism of China, such as for human rights abuses in Tibet, is aimed at ultimately helping China rather than harming it. Indian diplomats have described Zhengyou as "a serious, real friend who will frankly admit to problems and work at overcoming them" .