Advertisement

       SKIP ADVERTISEMENT

       Supported by

       SKIP ADVERTISEMENT

       Giant Pandas Are Returning to San Diego, China Announces

       “Panda diplomacy” has represented an area of cooperation between the United States and China despite tension over weighty issues of trade and national security.

       Share full article

       Read in app

       China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this week that two giant pandas would be sent to the San Diego Zoo.Credit...Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

       By Alan Rappeport

       Reporting from Washington

       May 1, 2024

       The United States and China may be at odds these days over Russia’s war in Ukraine, cheap Chinese exports, tensions with Taiwan and matters of human rights.

       But when it comes to giant pandas, diplomacy is back.

       The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China confirmed this week that two giant pandas — Yun Chuan and Xin Bao — would be sent from the China Conservation and Research Center to the San Diego Zoo. The zoo has a longstanding partnership with China on panda conservation research, and a ministry spokesman said the upcoming exchange would focus on prevention and treatment of major diseases and habitat protection.

       Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like.

       Alan Rappeport is an economic policy reporter, based in Washington. He covers the Treasury Department and writes about taxes, trade and fiscal matters. More about Alan Rappeport

       Share full article

       Read in app

       Advertisement

       SKIP ADVERTISEMENT