Their journey began as part of China’s panda loan programme ... pandas’ role in both wildlife preser­vation and cultural diplomacy. Originally, Fu Wa and Feng Yi were meant to stay for ...

WASHINGTON--China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S. and Europe to protect the species, the number of ...

Dennis Wilder, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues, called the trend “punitive panda diplomacy,” noting that two other American ...

After their departure, two new pandas will take their place in part of a diplomatic exchange known as "panda diplomacy". Executive Director of Zoos South Australia Elaine Bensted says the pandas ...

Months after the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., saw its beloved giant pandas get sent back to China, "panda diplomacy" is set to make a resurgence with a new pair headed to ...

The panda loan deal between the United States and China had been set to expire in December. The National Zoo said it had signed a three-year extension with the Conservation Biology Institute and ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC welcomed Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas from China, as the 'panda diplomacy' between both countries resumes. The zoo’s panda exhibit had been ...

China has lent or given pandas to other countries since the seventh-century Tang Dynasty, and has had a 50-year relationship of "panda diplomacy" with the US. But the rare animals will soon ...

Before a panda pair at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was returned to China in 2023, the Washington Post reported that more than 250,000 people visited during their last six weeks there ...