In recent years, amid continued ups and downs in US-China relations, giant pandas have been exterminated from various states.ZooThe withdrawal in China was seen as the end of the era of “panda diplomacy”, causing a large number of people to feel regret; However, Chinese leadersXi JinpingDuring his recent visit to the United States, he revealed that China will send new pandas to the United States, and some business giants were planning to determine this destination.New York City,
On the 8th of this month, Chinese giant pandas “Mei Jiang”, “Tian Tian” and “Little Miracle” were brought to Washington D.C. Put on the “Federal Panda Express”, and returned to China after about a day’s flight. Not only did many local residents express regret, and some said that his departure was a sign of increased diplomatic tensions between China and the United States. However, John Catsimatidis, a Republican business tycoon who ran for mayor in 2013, announced that he was trying to persuade China to lease the pandas at the Central Park Zoo.
Kaisheng said he has established communication channels with the Chinese ambassador with the goal of bringing the panda to a zoo in New York City. They estimate that the pandas could bring more than 10 million yuan in revenue to New York, help boost the tourism industry that is slowly recovering after the pandemic, and offset a sharp decline in tourist traffic.
It is understood that Kaisheng may form a committee to prepare a plan to bring the panda to New York. The 75-year-old proposed opening a panda pavilion in Central Park in 2017 and called on both of former President Donald Trump’s sons to get involved.
In 1972, after then-President Richard Nixon visited China, China presented pandas to the United States as a thank you. Statistics show that the only remaining panda in the country currently lives in the Atlanta Zoo, but there are plans to send him back to China next year. Last week, while attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC), Xi Jinping said China was willing to continue cooperation with the United States in the protection of giant pandas and expressed concern about the reluctance of local people to Have known.
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