USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Pandas generally are popular zoo exhibits, and highly sought after for display by zoos around the world. The People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) has used pandas to pursue diplomatic objectives, a practice termed panda diplomacy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aside from the Soviet Union, the only other country to be gifted a panda by the Chinese government during the 1950s and ‘60s was North Korea, which was the recipient of five live giant pandas between 1965 and 1980.

Detailed explanation-3: -Panda diplomacy is the practice of sending giant pandas from China to other countries as a tool of diplomacy. From 1941 to 1984, China gifted pandas to other countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1973, pandas were sent to France, the first Western European country to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were two giant pandas that were gifted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC, mainland China) to the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) in 2008 as part of a cultural exchange program.