China reclaims pandas from US zoos – is the panda politics era
By A Mystery Man Writer
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Most of the contracts loaning giant pandas to US zoos are expiring without extensions – some say this could be a reflection of rising tensions between the US and China, though others suggest it may be coincidence
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