The end of panda diplomacy. China has taken the three bamboo bears from the Washington Zoo

The end of panda diplomacy. China has taken the three bamboo bears from the Washington Zoo Mum, dad and their three-year-old cub have already been carefully loaded into crates and are on their way to the airport. Initially, media reports leaked that the Middle Kingdom was taking the bears because of strained relations between the two countries. However, zoo representatives assure that the real reason lies in the biology or “timing of the pandas“. According to them, each of the three pandas has reached the age when it is time for them to return to China. In total, there are still four pandas left in the United States. These are the parents and their twin cubs - but they too are expected to return to China next year. Источник: Global News (EU, USA)