Category: panda

What China’s Newspapers Say Today

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) strictly controls China’s newspapers, making sure all stories are aligned with exactly what it wants. Reading between the lines of Chinese publications is edifying, especially this May Day. China Daily recently reported on Meng Lan, a panda. In writing and by video, the publication reminded Chinese citizens of the…


Chinese Panda on Long-Term Loan to Thailand Dies Suddenly

BANGKOK—A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said. The cause of Lin Hui’s death was not immediately clear but she appeared to have become ill Tuesday morning, and her nose…


World’s Longest-Living Panda Dies at 35 in Hong Kong

An An, the world’s longest-living male giant panda in captivity, had been feeling unwell, and his condition deteriorated over the past few weeks. On the morning of July 21, 2022, Ocean Park sadly announced that An An was euthanized to prevent him from suffering more pain. An An was 35 years old, equivalent to 105…


World’s Longest-Living Panda in Captivity Dies at 35 in Hong Kong

An An, the world’s longest-living male giant panda in captivity, had been feeling unwell, and his condition deteriorated over the past few weeks. On the morning of July 21, 2022, Ocean Park sadly announced that An An was euthanized to prevent him from suffering more pain. An An was 35 years old, equivalent to 105…


Has China’s Panda Diplomacy Lost Its Sparkle?

For half a century, giant pandas have served as China’s most cuddly ambassadors. Yet those days may be numbered. A top U.S. intelligence official reiterates America’s stance, saying China is America’s greatest challenge. Protests erupt in Shanghai. Authorities are pushing an unprecedented approach to quell virus spread in the city, but it has many residents…


Congresswoman Nancy Mace Introduces Amendment to Stop Sending US-Born Pandas to China

U.S.-born panda cubs should belong to and stay at their birthplace, said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-N.C.), as she introduced an amendment that would prevent them from being sent to China. “It’s high time the United States said ‘no’ to the Chinese Communist Party and its international propaganda campaign,” the congresswoman said in a Feb. 1…


Lawmaker Introduces Amendment to Stop Sending US-Born Pandas to China

U.S.-born panda cubs should belong to and stay at their birthplace, said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-N.C.), as she introduced an amendment that would prevent them from being sent to China. “It’s high time the United States said ‘no’ to the Chinese Communist Party and its international propaganda campaign,” the congresswoman said in a Feb. 1…