Diplomacy with a twist


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Panda Le Le in Singapore, a furry diplomat on loan. Photos: dpa

Fans of pandas in Singapore felt pretty sad when the first panda ever born in the country, named Le Le, was recently flown back to China.

But China had lent his parents, Jia Jia and Kai Kai, to Singapore. The city-state waited years for the pandas to bear offspring before Le Le finally arrived in August 2021.

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