Panda diplomacy? China to send pandas to the San Diego Zoo for the first time in years
Candelestine @ Candelestine @lemmy.world Posts 6Comments 1,928Joined 2 yr. ago
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Pandaplomacy is absolutely a thing. That said, much like in the Cold War, it's good for nuclear superpowers with big armies to have a certain degree of open communication and, if not warm, at least cordial relations. Helps defuse potential problems early, before they turn into news articles.
So, I welcome the move on that basis alone.
On top of that, the move does have symbolic power, as the panda occupies a similar place in China as bald eagles do here in the US. Anything that warms feelings between Chinese and American citizens themselves is probably a good thing.