China's Secret Weapon for Winning Friends: The Power of the Panda

↠ Watch also "How the China-Russia Conflict Shaped the Asian Wilderness": giant panda is a national icon of China, and a representative figure of conservation worldwide. But the black-and-white bear is also tied up in politics, loaned to zoos around the globe as part of China’s “panda diplomacy”. 🐼

How exactly does this strategy work? Does it really benefit the species? With giant pandas recently reclassified from “endangered” to “vulnerable”, we take a look at China’s panda-saving efforts, including the creation of a potentially game-changing national park network.

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(1) AFP News Agency | Panda diplomacy: Merkel and Xi present two pandas in Berlin: Phoenix | Statements von Angela Merkel und Xi Jinping anlässlich seines Deutschlandbesuches am 05.07.17: Wikipedia | Panda Diplomacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_diplomacy

(4) DreamWorks | Kung Fu Panda Official Trailer, 2008: https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/kung-fu-panda

(5) Richard Nixon Presidential Library | Nixon in China, 1972: Richard Nixon Foundation | First Lady Pat Nixon Welcomes Pandas to the National Zoo: Financial Times | Panda politics: the hard truth about China’s cuddliest diplomat: https://www.ft.com/content/8a04a532-be92-11e7-9836-b25f8adaa111

(8) National Geographic Magazine | Pandas Get to Know Their Wild Side: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/giant-pandas-wild-animals-national-parks

(9) IUCN Red List | Giant Panda: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/712/121745669

(10) Financial Times | Panda politics: the hard truth about China’s cuddliest diplomat: https://www.ft.com/content/8a04a532-be92-11e7-9836-b25f8adaa111Credit: Terra Mater