China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its use of the animals for soft power abroad against the demands of an adoring ...

You can finally see the new giant pandas at the National Zoo! Bao Li and Qing Bao made their long-awaited and highly ...

The practice of China lending pandas to other nations began in the 7th century. Here's why this sign of international good ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol.

For the first time since the arrival of pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, the Smithsonian National Zoo opened its panda exhibit to ...

Giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, officially made their debut at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Friday morning.

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

Beginning this Friday, January 24, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are officially on view to the public at the Smithsonian’s ...

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

The wait is over! The Smithsonian National Zoo's newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are set to make their public debut ...

In 1999, when the time came to name the newest panda cub in captivity, a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune joked that the ...

Were China to fetch up in the American hemisphere — a naval presence in Panama’s waters for instance — will the world complain about the counterbalance to US unipolarity?