The soft power of China’s pandas

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RediffusionLes relations entre les États ne passent pas seulement par les canaux traditionnels de la diplomatie. Elles peuvent emprunter d'autres voies, comme le sport.Mais la Chine en a imaginé une autre, encore plus originale. Pour nouer des contacts avec d'autres pays, elle ut ... Show More

In 2008, panda-mania hit Taiwan when China gifted the country two giant pandas.This practice known as ‘panda diplomacy’ is thought to date back as far as the 7th Century.Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan flew into Taiwan and became instant celebrities.Eve Chen, curator of the Giant Panda H ... Show More

FT News Briefing presents&nbsp;<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2023/09/panda-diplomacy-how-china-wields-its-giant-pandas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a special episode from Slate’s “What Next” podcast</a>, hosted by Mary Harris. Everybody loves pandas— ... Show More

<p>For the past 50 years, visitors to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. were able to see giant pandas. But recently, China asked for those pandas back. (Technically, all pandas in the United States are considered “on loan” from China.) With pandas in the news, we’r ... Show More

<p>So you've hiked the Great Wall, explored the wonders of the Forbidden City, marveled at the Bund; you've exhausted the top-tier tourist attractions of eastern China. Fortunately for tireless travelers like you, China's a massive country chock full of national treasures availab ... Show More

Il presidente cinese è arrivato a San Francisco dove oggi incontra Joe Biden; qualche giorno fa i panda mandati anni fa dalla Cina hanno lasciato lo zoo di Washington per tornare nella patria dei loro antenati. Il primo sembra un fatto clamoroso e il secondo una cosa stupida. Non ... Show More

<p>A crisis of confidence is brewing inside China, where the government is turning believers in the Chinese dream into skeptics willing to flee the country.</p><p>Li Yuan, who writes about technology, business and politics across Asia for The Times, explains why that crisis is no ... Show More