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China’s long tradition of panda diplomacy with the US
China’s practice of lending giant pandas to the United States is being examined as a longstanding tool of soft power and diplomacy. The arrangement, in which pandas are sent to American zoos as symbols of goodwill, has often tracked the state of bilateral relations, with loans adjusted as ties warm or cool between Beijing and Washington.
Why now: US-China relations remain under close scrutiny, making China’s symbolic gestures toward Washington a topic of interest.
Evidence
- 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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