The return of a panda bear highlights battered relations between US and China, International
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The state of health of an animal named Ya Ya had become the focus of a heated debate that triggered displays of nationalism on Chinese social media
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Panda bears leaving the US to return to China: National Zoo loses 3
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Washington Says Goodbye to Pandas Amid Bitter US-China Backdrop
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With return of three pandas to China, U.S. could soon have none
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Panda diplomacy: what China's decision to send bears to the US
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Chinese People Used to Think Pandas Were Monsters – Foreign Policy
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Commentary: Return of China's panda diplomacy with US signals
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Panda diplomacy returns as China plans to send more giant pandas
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Bye-bye, pandas: Amid curdling U.S.-China relations, zoo loses
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Pandas may return to California, China's Xi says
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The National Zoo's panda program is ending after more than 50