EXPLAINER: How Panda Diplomacy Became Part of US-China Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping says two pandas will arrive in Atlanta 'in a few days,' continuing a tradition tied to Nixon's 1972 China visit, according to Anadolu Agency.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said two pandas will arrive in Atlanta "in a few days," according to a report by Anadolu Agency that traces the practice known as panda diplomacy as part of US-China relations.
The report describes panda diplomacy as a tradition closely associated with US President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China, when China's gift of pandas to the United States became a notable symbol of warming relations between the two countries.
Since then, the loan and exchange of giant pandas between Chinese institutions and zoos abroad, including in the United States, has continued to serve as a diplomatic gesture accompanying periods of engagement between Beijing and Washington.
Anadolu Agency's report did not specify further details on the arrangement for the Atlanta pandas, including which zoo will house them or the terms of the loan.
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- EXPLAINER- How panda diplomacy became part of US-China ties — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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