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China's panda diplomacy losing its charm, commentary argues
Original: China has long used panda loans as a diplomacy ploy to project a friendly image, but the act is wearing thin. https://ww
A commentary in The Japan Times argues that China's long-standing practice of loaning pandas abroad as a soft-power tool is losing effectiveness. Panda diplomacy has projected a friendly image of Beijing for decades, but the article says the gesture is wearing thin with foreign audiences, prompting fresh debate over whether the animals still carry diplomatic weight.
Why now: Renewed discussion of China's soft-power strategy as its panda loans draw scepticism abroad.
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