Because there was no meeting of minds over the rhino incident, a chance for "face-to-face communication" turned into a melee of trade boycotts and wounded honor.
犀角事件多少就因為雙方的隔閡，使原本可能「面對面作溝通」的機會，演發成一場外貿抵制與民族尊嚴的混仗。