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Commentary: Return of China’s panda diplomacy with US signals warming of ties after years of tension
WHAT’S THE HISTORY? The Smithsonian’s zoo, arguably the birthplace of panda diplomacy in the West, had been home to giant…
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South Koreans flock to see beloved panda cub ahead of its expected return to China next year
Since her birth, the lively cub has been the star of the Everland theme park in Yongin, near Seoul. Every…
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Hard to bear: UK’s only pandas return to China
LONDON: The UK’s only giant pandas left Edinburgh for China on Monday (Dec 4) after spending 12 cubless years in…
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‘Cuter in real life’: South Korea names its twin panda ‘treasures’
Since their birth 97 days ago, the zoo has posted videos documenting the pandas’ growth on its YouTube channel that…
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Not so black and white? Panda fibs fuel anti-US vibe in China
The zoo, which declined to comment on the online misinformation, held the party to bid farewell to the bears and…
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Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdrop
“SOFT POWER” Pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian arrived in Washington in 2000, and have since had four surviving cubs.…
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Tears as Malaysia-born panda cubs head to China
“This morning before coming to the zoo, I cried when I saw an old video of Yi Yi and Sheng…
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Pandas: China’s secret soft-power weapon amid growing tensions with the West
A French zoo will bid farewell to one if its star attractions – a 5-year-old giant panda – on Tuesday,…
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Rare albino giant panda spotted again at China’s Wolong natural reserve
This is the first albino giant panda recorded in the wild, Li Sheng, a researcher at Peking University’s school of…
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CNA Explains: China’s soft panda power in a time of hardening geopolitical tensions
But is this changing along with perceptions of China on the global stage, as well as what could be characterised…
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