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Two Giant Pandas Arrive in the US as China's Soft-Power Envoys
Original: Two Giant Pandas, Emblems of China Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in US
Two giant pandas have arrived in the United States, reviving a long-running symbol of Chinese 'panda diplomacy' that Beijing uses to warm ties with foreign countries. The animals' arrival follows a pause in panda loans between the two nations, and observers see their transfer as a gesture of goodwill amid strained US-China relations.
Why now: Panda transfers are widely read as diplomatic signals, and this one comes at a time of tense US-China relations.
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- Two Giant Pandas, Emblems of China Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in US · ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US · Yahoo
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