China will send a new pair of giant pandas to Australia as a loan agreement for the current pair ends this year. This move is part of China's 'panda diplomacy,' where pandas are loaned to foreign zoos to foster goodwill and strengthen international relations. The cubs born abroad typically return to China within a few years to join breeding programs at conservation centers in southwest China. During a visit to Australia, Chinese Premier Li Qiang made this goodwill gesture, which bodes well for the relations between the two countries. An anti-panda perspective was shared by Maggie Cleary, highlighting that China owns all pandas in the U.S., and zoos must stay on good terms with China to receive them.
🐼 Native to China, pandas have through the years become 'envoys of friendship,' earning China's outreach to countries it gifts the animals to the name of panda diplomacy. Here’s how it works: https://t.co/7yFOxGlBgx https://t.co/9cj68r1oZ3
📽️ WATCH - EXPLAINER-WHAT IS CHINA'S PANDA DIPLOMACY AND HOW DOES IT WORK? Native to China, pandas have through the years become "envoys of friendship", earning China's outreach to countries it gifts the animals to the name of panda diplomacy. They have also been used to show… https://t.co/RbeBA9U6Cb
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🔵 EXPLAINER-WHAT IS CHINA'S PANDA DIPLOMACY AND HOW DOES IT WORK? During a visit to Australia this week, Chinese Premier Li Qiang made a classic goodwill gesture that boded well for relations between the two countries: he offered to send pandas. Full Story via Reuters on PiQ… https://t.co/b9bnv6f1DK
What do the pandas think of panda diplomacy? | Fiona Katauskas https://t.co/gsN1KXYumA
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Sent pandas are loaned to foreign zoos as part of Beijing's “panda diplomacy." The cubs return to China within a few years of birth to join breeding programs at conservation centers in southwest China. https://t.co/KwjmsYktZE
An anti-panda perspective from @MaggieClearyVA. 🐼 "China owns all pandas in the U.S., so in order to receive one, the zoo (or in this case, our federal government) must stay on good terms with the Chinese government." Read more: https://t.co/QmAf9VojQu
In the latest panda diplomacy, China will send a new pair of giant pandas to Australia as a loan agreement for the current pair ends this year. https://t.co/KQzO3jYsOx