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what China’s decision to send bears to the US reveals about its economy

  • Written by Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of Nottingham

A deal was signed between San Diego Zoo and China’s Wildlife Conservation Association in February 2024 that paved the way for Chinese giant pandas to return to the US by the end of the summer.

But this is far more than just a deal between two zoos. It suggests a warming of relations between the US and China, and a bid by China to help repair...

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