Washington bids farewell to furry Chinese ambassadors

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The last three giant pandas living in the US capital Washington were flown back to China on November 8, 2023. The trio, including Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their three-year-old cub Xiao Qi Ji, will arrive in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu, home to most of the nation’s giant pandas. Beijing has been lending pandas to the US and other nations for decades as a symbol of friendship in what is known as “panda diplomacy”. Several of the animals in the US, however, have been returned against a backdrop of rising bilateral tension.

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