What is panda diplomacy, and why are the bears going back to China

Since the Tang Dynasty (618–907), China has given or lent pandas to other countries, but now many are headed back home.

China Signals Its 'Panda Diplomacy' Will Resume With US, Europe - Bloomberg

Pandas: China's secret soft-power weapon amid growing tensions with the West

What is panda diplomacy, and why are the bears going back to China

San Diego Zoo pandas: China plans to send this year

China Takes Back Washington's Pandas Amid Frosty Diplomacy

San Diego Zoo will receive a pair of giant pandas by the end of summer

Surprise! Giant pandas may return to San Diego - The San Diego Union-Tribune

China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year

Panda Politics: What a Panda-Less DC Says About US Relations With China - Washingtonian

The Giant Pandas Have Left the National Zoo. What's Next for U.S.-China Relations? - Georgetown University

Opinion China Takes Back Pandas, and Washington Feels a Chill

Pandas Could Be Gone From US Zoos by End of 2024

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