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Japan's last two giant pandas going back to China early next year

Japan is set to become “panda-free” as the last two giant pandas remaining in the country are scheduled to be returned to China in late January next year. The Asahi Shimbun reported Monday that the ...
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Xi Jinping hints China could send new pandas to US as 'envoys of friendship'

In contrast, China has not granted any new panda loans to the US for two decades. Pandas have served as something of an unofficial barometer of China-US relations since 1972, when Beijing gifted a ...
AOL

China is more in love with its pandas than ever. That’s complicated matters for Beijing

Every morning at 7:30 a.m. sharp, a race begins on the outskirts of Chengdu, a sprawling Chinese metropolis known for its spicy hotpot, old tea houses and the country’s most beloved animal – giant ...
WTVD

3 giant pandas at Washington DC's National Zoo head back to China, ending more than 50 year program

WASHINGTON -- The three giant pandas tumble around in their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, munching on bamboo shoots and leaves, climbing branches and generally looking ...
The New York Times

Giant Pandas From China Return to National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year. By Michael Crowley and Eric Lee Reporting from Washington A pair of pandas ...
The New York Times

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Fear a Spat With China Will Cost Japan Its Pandas

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako ...