Panda diplomacy? China to send pandas to the San Diego Zoo for the first time in years
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Panda diplomacy? China to send pandas to the San Diego Zoo for the first time in years

LA Times  

China could soon be sending giant pandas to the U.S. for the first time in years, reigniting “panda diplomacy” between the two countries. has secured agreements with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Madrid Zoo Aquarium of Spain regarding the conservation of giant pandas, according to Xinhua, China’s news agency. China’s president suggests they might Chinese President Xi Jinping is signaling that China will send new pandas to the U.S., possibly to the San Diego Zoo, whose last pandas left in 2019. The San Diego Zoo returned its last giant pandas, Bai Yun, and her son, Xiao Liwu, to China in 2019, and the Memphis Zoo sent back its female panda in April. Chinese President Xi Jinping hinted late last year that China could send new pandas to the U.S., calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” “We are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation, and do our best to meet the wishes of the Californians so as to deepen the friendly ties between our two peoples,” Xi said at the time.

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