China’s panda promise to Adelaide put in black and white as human rights protesters bear witness

Wang Wang and Fu Ni have lived at the city’s zoo for 15 years but are due to head home by the end of 2024

zoo, a diplomatic move long anticipated but timed to coincide with the first visit of a Chinese premier to Australia since 2017.

The popular pair’s residence as part of an international breeding program helped drive up attendance at the zoo but they have not produced offspring during their time in Australia. Ainsley said the giant panda’s conservation status had improved from “endangered” to “vulnerable” over the duration of the international breeding program. “That’s something which we’re very proud of,” he said.Li’s visit is the first by a Chinese premier to Australia in seven turbulent years for the trading partners, amid trade restrictions, tender bans and military flare-ups in international waters.

Ted Hui, an Australian lawyer from Hong Kong, said panda diplomacy shouldn’t distract from China’s human rights record.

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