Talk:Panda diplomacy

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[edit] Leasing = "Panda Diplomacy"?

Does leasing pandas count as "panda diplomacy" or only when they are gifts? You'd think that leasing was more for profit, but when the latest pair of pandas was leased to the National Zoo, it have overtures of panda diplomacy. I think they came at a time when Congress was upset at China about something in the defense area and it seemed a positive note during that fray... Thoughts, anyone?

Also, Can anyone find more details on where the other pandas (the ones that were gifts) went besides the US and UK? It would also be nice to find other incidents where other countries treated pandas as symbols of an aspect of their relationship with China, like when a U.S. diplomat hugged the panda cub. Chloe Wong 06:08, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Slants

This article seems a bit slanted on the Taiwan segment. There are all these claims of public outcry, but no sources. --75.195.181.114 20:11, 25 April 2007 (UTC)