SAN DIEGO — China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos were returned as relations began to sour between the two nations. San Diego Zoo officials told … Read more
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and transcend their differences like they did when they established diplomatic relations 45 years ago this week. Wang also promised that giant pandas would return to the U.S. — and specifically California — by the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” Read More: Meet China’s Furry Diplomats “We are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation, and do our best … Read more
Comment on this storyComment China is expecting its giant pandas back. The black-and-white guests — star attractions in zoos in the United States and Britain — are expected to return to their home country by the end of next year, in what analysts suggest is a possible change in tack in China’s approach to “panda … Read more