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S1E12: Panda diplomacy amid US-China tensions: Power Play
Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.
Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the US' National Zoo celebrating its 50th "pandaversary" and China's most significant mode of animal diplomacy.
Highlights (click/tap above):
01:28 How Americans view the National Zoo's pandas
03:10 Animal diplomacy: Pandas serve as friendly ambassadors and bridges of friendship
04:51 US panda cub Xiao Qiji…
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