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Giant pandas return to America amid panda diplomacy
Original: Coming to America - pandas and international politics at a zoo
Giant pandas are heading back to a United States zoo, a move widely read through the lens of international politics. China has long used panda loans as a form of soft power, and the animals' arrival is being discussed as a signal in US-China relations, with commentators weighing the diplomatic symbolism alongside public excitement at the zoo.
Why now: The pandas' arrival is being read as a gesture of soft power in current US-China relations.
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