Panda diplomacy

Panda diplomacy is the practice of sending giant pandas from China to other countries as a tool of diplomacy. While the practice has been recorded as far back as the Tang dynasty, when Empress Wu Zetian sent a pair of pandas to Emperor Tenmu of Japan in 685, the term only came into popular use during the Cold War.

Panda diplomacy

Panda diplomacy is the practice of sending giant pandas from China to other countries as a tool of diplomacy. While the practice has been recorded as far back as the Tang dynasty, when Empress Wu Zetian sent a pair of pandas to Emperor Tenmu of Japan in 685, the term only came into popular use during the Cold War.