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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I've seen some recent news about China gifting Brazil a panda in a diplomatic move. So, they don't own all pandas, or wasn't it really a gift?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It might have been on loan, but described as a gift as there's limited numbers they loan out.

Part of the reasoning for the loan system is that there's a limited number, and the terms of the loan allows China to take them back in the event the zoo fails to care for them appropriately, which happens with depressing regularity.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

They are given as a loan. The Wikipedia page about Panda diplomacy someone else linked is quite interesting and explains it all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Gifting the temporary use of the panda