The Smithsonian-run zoo’s exchange agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association expires in early December, and negotiations to renew or extend the deal — amid a broader backdrop of chilled bilateral relations — have not produced results
The National Zoo’s three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji. on Wednesday began their long trip to China, leaving behind an empty panda exhibit with no certainty that pandas ever would again take up residence there.
“Veteran China watchers have speculated that Beijing is gradually withdrawing its giant pandas from zoos in America and Europe amid diplomatic tensions with a number of Western governments.” She said she hopes to be back at the airport “sometime soon again as we celebrate the return of giant pandas to Smithsonian’s National Zoo.”The zoo’s exchange agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association expires in early December, and negotiations to renew or extend the deal have not produced results.
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