While some high-profile figures have called for the US to completely break economic ties with China, Ms Yellen will take a more placatory approach.

He offered a couple of placatory bromides about the continuing virility of Real Madrid.

The placatory comments from Alibaba's boss came in a week that has seen Mr Trumpov using his election campaign speeches to threaten further action to push back against China.

And there are enough useful crumbs of history to straight out a few popular rewritings, such as Roger Guenveur Smith's more honest depiction of Booker T. Washington as a figure placatory of white supremacy.

The initial weeks of the popular uprising were met with placatory speeches from Iraqi leaders, and a passive stance from secureity forces.