{"id":1445,"date":"2026-01-26T03:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profitiraj.ba\/japan-returns-pandas-to-china-amid-strained-ties\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T03:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:48:32","slug":"japan-returns-pandas-to-china-amid-strained-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profitiraj.ba\/bs\/japan-returns-pandas-to-china-amid-strained-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan returns pandas to China amid strained ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"af1ed52b2bea0830e8f3a5b7a892ea1d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"2030988\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline\" class=\"sc-3adb3607-0 fkltMW\"><span data-testid=\"byline-contributors\" class=\"sc-3adb3607-12 csUdlZ\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sc-3adb3607-8 ivQuQW\">Kelly Ng<\/span><span class=\"sc-3adb3607-10 cTtxA-d\">and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sc-3adb3607-8 ivQuQW\">Shaimaa Khalil<!-- -->,<\/span><span data-testid=\"byline-contributors-contributor-1-role-location\" class=\"sc-3adb3607-9 gWPTDS\">Tokyo correspondent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260113-125315-2e65791d43-web-2.37.1-4\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/50cf\/live\/bd569d60-fa60-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"EPA Giant panda Lei Lei eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">EPA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Twin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei will return to China on Tuesday<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Hundreds of individuals flocked to a zoo in Japan on Sunday to say farewell to the nation&#8217;s final two big pandas, who&#8217;re set to return to China on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Feelings ran excessive on the Ueno zoo in Tokyo as individuals stood in line \u2013 some for so long as three-and-a-half hours \u2013 to see twin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei one final time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">This comes at a really tense second in relations between Tokyo and Beijing. Ties have sharply deteriorated after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi mentioned Tokyo would become involved militarily if China attacked Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The twins&#8217; departure will go away Japan with none pandas for the primary time since 1972, the yr the 2 nations normalised diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The Folks&#8217;s Republic of China has used big pandas as a gesture of goodwill in the direction of its worldwide allies and rivals because it was based in 1949.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">However China retains possession of all pandas it loans to overseas nations, together with cubs born overseas. In return, host nations pay an annual price of about $1m (\u00a3790,000) per pair of pandas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">In line with Tokyo&#8217;s metropolitan authorities, some 108,000 individuals vied to get one of many 4,400 slots accessible for one final take a look at the zoo&#8217;s beloved pandas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been bringing my son right here since he was a child, so I hope it turns into a great reminiscence for him. I am glad we may come at present to recollect them,&#8221; one lady informed the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260113-125315-2e65791d43-web-2.37.1-4\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cccf\/live\/8391d670-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Xinhua A woman places her hand against her face as she sobs\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Xinhua<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Feelings ran excessive on the Ueno zoo in Tokyo as followers bade the dual cubs farewell<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">One other lady recalled witnessing the pandas&#8217; progress journey. &#8220;Witnessing their progress, particularly since they had been so small, has been such a pleasure,&#8221; she mentioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Some guests had been pictured sobbing as they bade the bears goodbye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei had been born in 2021 on the Ueno zoo to their mom Shin Shin and their father Ri Ri, each of whom had been on mortgage to Japan for breeding analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Extra just lately, China&#8217;s panda loans have coincided with main commerce agreements. In 2011, the mortgage of two pandas to Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland was agreed throughout negotiations over contracts to produce salmon meat, Land Rover autos and power know-how to China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Many pandas have been returned to China in recent times \u2013 a mortgage settlement sometimes lasts 10 years though extensions are frequent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Nonetheless, the prospects of a brand new panda mortgage to Japan have remained unsure amid the escalating row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi&#8217;s feedback on Taiwan angered Beijing which views the self-governed island as a part of its territory and has not dominated out using power to &#8220;reunite&#8221; with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Either side have since engaged in more and more hostile actions and rhetoric in the direction of one another. Early this month, China tightened restrictions on exports of uncommon earth-related merchandise to Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260113-125315-2e65791d43-web-2.37.1-4\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bad6\/live\/40e55b30-fa61-11f0-aace-f5c9843bc6d7.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Thousands of people wait in line to take a last look at twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei on their final public viewing day at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on 25 January. 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