relationship has fallen. reporter: in china a hero s welcome for ya ya the panda at the end of a 16 hour flight from memphis to shanghai. crowds gathered outside the airport trying to catch just a glimpse of ya ya s crate. her first moments back on chinese soil. she will intend the next month in quarantine at the shanghai zoo where a media feeding frenzy is in full swing. many have been watching closely and looking forward to ya ya s return. reporter: and thageriatric pa is famous for all the wrong reasons. pictures of ya ya sparked pandemonium, a social media frenzy fueled by false claims. rampant rumors denied by the zoo of panda abuse and nugt in the
u.s. outrage amp will i filed by anti-american sentiment. bring ya ya home became a rallying cry for millions of chinese. the panda s picture splattered on billboards from beijing to the big apple. it is true ya ya was young and fluffy when she arrived at the memphis zoo 20 years ago. on a long term multimillion-dollar lease from china. u.s. and chinese scientists say she has a genetic condition affecting her skin and fur. a condition that worsens with old age. no impact on her quality of life, just her looks. they even issued a joint statement saying the fact is ya ya had excellent care. but facts don t always matter in a world full of fake news. anti-american panda propaganda is filling the feeds of chinese social media users. no mention of the healthy pandas at two other american zoos, but plenty of pictures of an active
reporter: in china, hero s welcome for ya ya the panda at the end of a 16 hour flight from memphis to shanghai. crowds gathered outside the airport trying to catch just a glimpse of ya ya s crate. her first moments back on chinese soil. she will spend the next month in quarantine at the shanghai zoo where a media feeding frenzy is in full swing. many chinese have been watching closely and looking forward to ya ya s return. reporter: and that geriatric giant panda is a household name for all the wrong reasons. when the panda playmate died of heart disease in february, pictures of ya ya with sagging skin sparked online pandemonium, a chinese social media frenzy fueled by false claims. rampant rumors denied by the zoo of panda abuse and neglect in the u.s. outrage amplified by
fur and sagging skin sparked online pandemonium, a chinese social media frenzy fueled by false claims. rampant rumors denied by the zoo of panda abuse and neglect in the u.s. outrage amplified by anti-american sentiment. yaya, come back home. reporter: bring yaya home became a rallying cry for millions of kmienz, pictures on billboards from beijing to the big apple. it s true yaya was young and fluffy when she arrived at the memphis zoo 20 years ago on a long-term multimillion-dollar lease from china. u.s. and chinese scientists say she has a genetic condition affecting her skin and fur, a condition that worsens with old age. no impact on her quality of life, just her looks. they even issued a joint statement saying the fact is yaya had excellent care. but facts don t always matter in
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