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Panda Diplomacy
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One of the most salient examples of the giant panda as a national symbol, the phenomenon of offering state-gift pandas to other countries, grew out of the end of the Cultural Revolution era. State-gift pandas were among the most successful efforts by China to paint for itself a new international face as it strove for greater international recognition and integration. These high-profile gifts had a profound effect on the wild panda population. The impact of “panda diplomacy” on China’s wild pandas inspired new protection policies during the 1970s.
Title: Panda Diplomacy
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One of the most salient examples of the giant panda as a national symbol, the phenomenon of offering state-gift pandas to other countries, grew out of the end of the Cultural Revolution era.
State-gift pandas were among the most successful efforts by China to paint for itself a new international face as it strove for greater international recognition and integration.
These high-profile gifts had a profound effect on the wild panda population.
The impact of “panda diplomacy” on China’s wild pandas inspired new protection policies during the 1970s.
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