politician vs statesman

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statesman is about a state / country
politician can be big of small, and has a more of a
negative connotation

A statesman is a respected individual who unselfishly leads a country with
wisdom, ability and foresight. A politician, on the other hand, is anyone
who is skilled in politics. Being a politician only denotes your skill in
politics. It says nothing about how you put those skills to use. A
statesman is also a politician, but not all politicians can be statesmen.
In Chinese, statesman would be \"zheng zhi jia\".