What is panda diplomacy, and why are the bears going back to China?, Wildlife News
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Since the Tang Dynasty (618–907), China has given or lent pandas to other countries, but now many are headed back home.
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VOA Asia Weekly: US-China Panda Diplomacy Ending
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A Panda Is Coming Home, and Her Chinese Fans Say It's About Time - The New York Times
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Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year - WTOP News
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China pledges a pair of pandas for the San Diego Zoo
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China to send more giant pandas to U.S., San Diego Zoo says
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National Zoo in talks to bring pandas back to D.C. - Axios Washington D.C.
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China's Panda Business: How Zoos From To Japan Fund Beijing, 55% OFF
Here's why China is sending pandas back to San Diego and the U.S. - The Washington Post
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Panda Diplomacy: Exit of DC's beloved bears may signal China pullback
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Pandas set to leave National Zoo and return to China after more than five decades
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The National Zoo's panda program is ending after more than 50 years as China looks elsewhere