Panda diplomacy

• Thousands flock to a Tokyo zoo to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China - Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo's Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they get to see their replacement in Japan as Tokyo's relations with Beijing su
• French first lady Brigitte Macron visits an old friend in China: A giant panda called Yuan Meng - At a panda reserve in southwest China that Yuan Meng now calls home, the first lady marveled at how big he has grown. For decades, China has deployed what's often called “panda diplomacy" to smooth and promote relations with other countrie