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China's long tradition of panda diplomacy with the US
Original: China’s long tradition of panda diplomacy with the US
China's practice of sending giant pandas to the United States as gestures of goodwill is back in focus. The tradition, dating to the 1970s when Beijing gifted pandas to American zoos, has long served as a barometer of bilateral relations. Commentators note that pandas' presence or absence at US zoos often tracks the state of ties between the two governments.
Why now: US-China relations are under close watch, and panda loans are a visible symbol of the relationship's warmer or cooler moments.
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- China’s long tradition of panda diplomacy with the US · CNN
- China’s long tradition of panda diplomacy with the US · CNN
- China’s long tradition of panda diplomacy with the US · CNN
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