Panda diplomacy: China woos tech industry by sending bears to California

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1 of 6 | Xiao Qi Ji, 9-month old male giant panda cub plays in a tree at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington in 2021. The cub was sent back to China last November. File Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo March 1 (UPI) -- A deal was signed between the San Diego Zoo and China's Wildlife Conservation Association in February that paved the way for Chinese giant pandas to return to the United States by the end of the summer. But this is far more than just a deal between two zoos. It suggests a warming of...