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The Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG) extended deep sorrow and regret for the passing of the 25-year-old male giant panda Le Le at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the U.S. on Wednesday, noting that an expert team will be sent to the U.S. to investigate the cause of the panda s death.
Driving from Ya an in Southwest China s Sichuan Province along the Yaxi Expressway, you will reach the southern gate of the Chinese Giant Panda National Park, a long 34-kilometer stretch of road in Yingjing county with bamboo on both sides.
Former US President Richard Nixon, a Republican, made a historic trip to China in 1972, unveiling a new page for US-China relations. But 50 years later, more Republicans take China as a threat with an ideology-centered perspective, as some even began manipulating the symbols of peace and love like the panda and long-term giant panda cooperation research, and breeding programs between China and zoos overseas have now become a new target for the anti-China campaign. The trend reflects a failing country and hysteria of some US politicians, Chinese experts said.