manoeuvre among the various states (/political groupings) ? 他們必然……用他們威迫利誘、～的手段來挑撥離間，…… (《毛澤東選集》 142) …they will sow dissension by means of intimidation and bribery and by manoeuvring among various groupings.
縱橫捭闔
manoeuvre among various states or groupings;artfully scheme
縱橫捭闔zònɡ hénɡ bǎi hé
縱橫：是“合縱聯(lián)橫”的簡稱；捭闔：開合。原指戰(zhàn)國時(shí)代一些諸侯國的政治主張和方法；現(xiàn)指在政治上、外交上運(yùn)用手段進(jìn)行聯(lián)合或分化。maneuvre among various political groupings, maneuvre among various groupings, wheel and deal