China’s long history of ‘panda diplomacy’
- Written by Yu Tao, Associate Professor in Chinese Studies, The University of Western Australia
During his visit to the Adelaide Zoo on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced that two “equally beautiful, lively, cute, and younger” pandas would be given to Australia to replace Wang Wang and Fu Ni, who will return to China later this year after calling Adelaide home for 15 years.
The gifting of pandas to other countries has...
