China’s Li Qiang promises Australia more pandas: ‘pick a pair’
He announced that the zoo would be loaned another two pandas after the pair are due to return to China in November. “China will soon provide another pair of pandas …
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As Li Qiang visits, ‘persistent duality’ of Australia’s China thinking on show
Just over half also raised concerns about foreign interference and investment from China. A similar percentage have expressed this view across the four-year history of the poll from the University …
Panda fever hits Washington’s National Zoo early, as does push for donations to help cover high costs
Two other visitors noted they were unaware the prized animals had been gone from the zoo until they saw the banners proclaiming their return. The zoo has launched an extensive …
China sending pair of pandas to Washington’s National Zoo by end of 2024
Each US-bound bear is two years old: Bao Li is a male giant panda whose name means “treasure” and “energetic”, and female Qing Bao’s name means “green treasure”. Bao Li’s …
America’s last pandas expected to leave Atlanta for China this autumn
The last US zoo with pandas in its care expects to say goodbye to the four giant bears this fall. Zoo Atlanta is making preparations to return panda parents Lun …
South Koreans bid farewell to panda Fu Bao ahead of her return to China: ‘sad to say goodbye’
A South Korean zoo on Sunday threw a farewell party for Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in the country, ahead of the beloved animal’s scheduled return to China. …
The return of panda diplomacy: what it suggests about China-US relations
News that Beijing would be shipping pandas to the San Diego Zoo in California as early as August, after calling an earlier pair home in 2019, went viral on US …
UK’s only pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, return to China after 12 years without conceiving at the Edinburgh zoo
The UK’s only giant pandas left Edinburgh for China on Monday after spending 12 cubless years in the Scottish capital. It was hoped that female Tian Tian (“Sweetie”) and male …
‘Envoys of friendship’: Xi Jinping hints that new pandas are on the way to the US
Just a week after an adorable trio of giant pandas returned to China from Washington’s National Zoo, a comment from Chinese President Xi Jinping is renewing hopes that some new …
Opinion: New Republicans show no restraint as Xi and Biden prepare to meet
If nothing else emerges at the Apec summit this week in terms of agreement between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies, let’s appreciate that Beijing and Washington were …