When Pandas Arrive, Tensions Thaw; When They Leave, Relations Freeze: Over 80 Years of China's Panda Diplomacy

Giant pandas Pingping and Fushuang departed from China and arrived in Atlanta, United States, after a long 16-hour flight.

Despite sharp tensions between the United States and China over tariffs, technology, and the Taiwan issue, pandas made it onto their summit agreement side by side.

China's panda diplomacy has been ongoing for over 80 years.

It is even said that when pandas arrive, relations thaw, and when they leave, relations freeze, making pandas a barometer for bilateral relations.

Over the next 10 years, how will the quiet diplomatic mission shouldered by Pingping and Fushuang unfold? Check it out in the video.

(Produced by: So Hwan-uk, Edited by: Yoon Ye-ran, Design: Ahn Jun-seok, Assistance: Kim Chae-hyun, Production: Knowledge Content IP Team)
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