# King Outside, Emperor Inside

> diplomatic policy of East Asian countries (Korea, Vietnam, etc.), according to which their monarchs would be titled “king” (王 wang) when dealing with China, but would be referred to as “emperor” (帝 di) internally

**Wikidata**: [Q12608549](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12608549)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_at_home,_king_abroad)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/king-outside-emperor-inside