Opponents of panda diplomacy make a case for Thai elephants


BANGKOK: For Thais who simply cannot resist those cute balls of black-and-white fur known as pandas, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s announcement on Monday (Jan 29) that Thailand might have pandas under its care once again came as good news.

The country was earlier home to two giant pandas, a male named Chuang Chuang and a female, Lin Hui, as part of a diplomatic exchange between Thailand and China.

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