China's panda diplomacy, explained

China's best diplomats are the ones that sit around and eat bamboo all day.
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China has given pandas to foreign powers long before the 20th century, but the most current iteration of panda diplomacy began in the 1950s with its gifting of Ping Ping and An An to the Soviet Union. Today, pandas are no longer gifted, but rather loaned to other countries, particularly those with which China wants to develop and strengthen relations. Not only are pandas an iconic symbol of China and its culture, they also act as diplomats in China’s global political strategy.
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[@loading.....4242]

I thought this was about pandas having their own form of government....

[@commmander64]

Agreed. My day is ruined necause pandas are ruined for me. :(

[@aname8155]

@Jewel Manitoba same

[@amartyadav]

Yeah I can tell you're American

[@loading.....4242]

@@amartyadav oh yea sure totally

[@goodlovely8513]

Jewel Manitoba yeah the title is panda *diplomacy*

[@tealouie]

Diplomacy is so passive aggressive

[@gmbarnard170]

What does the yellow symbol next to your name mean?

[@ta13oo53]

@@gmbarnard170 it means he is a channel sponsor

[@randomdude9135]

@@ta13oo53 Patreon, you mean?

[@ta13oo53]

@@randomdude9135 no

[@randomdude9135]

@@ta13oo53 Then? He himself funds a channel?

[@UnbreakableM1nd]

why invade another country? Just recall your panda.

[@randomdude9135]

Can you explain? Please

[@cbbblue8348]

@@randomdude9135 "do this for us or we take back the panda"

[@randomdude9135]

@@cbbblue8348 Ok. But is it profitable for the recipient. I mean, $1M/year is a lot of money.

[@austinharding9734]

Yea the US should just default on there pandas. Be like "WHAT China WHAT!" "Pandas? . . . Oh THOSE pandas, yea see ummmm those pandas were actuallyyy stolen, we were gonna tell you but. . . You know...

[@Nathan-rt5vj]

@@randomdude9135 "But is it profitable for the recipient. I mean, $1M/year is a lot of money." Uhm it's the ZOOs/recipients that pay CHINA 1M a year for the Panda, China is not paying other countries to take pandas

[@pauz5864]

Here she is biting her foot :3 Here she is in the snow :3 Here she is in a jumbo-sized FedEx crate :c

[@2-dsynctium773]

Our cause is just...

[@JamesTheFoxeArt]

Do you mind the MI6?

[@rocny1008]

@Hello World you would be fun at parties

[@TomXCZD]

@Hello World It's legal until enough people report that account at which time he will be banned as a result of breaching the terms of use.

[@Neyobe]

😂

[@danield.delima8893]

Bao Bao rolling in the snow is by far the cuttest thing I have seen in a long time.

[@danield.delima8893]

Even her name makes me wanna hug my computer screen!

[@Neyobe]

Same

[@josephliao9733]

@@tanhwaiyinstudent1209 or dumplings

[@loveislove2359]

@@danield.delima8893 it means baby. Which... is also my name.

[@loveislove2359]

@@tanhwaiyinstudent1209 it's sister is Bei Bei, so it's safe to assume the Bao Bao is 宝宝

[@MrCrazyboyravi]

better than dropping bombs I suppose !!

[@supernico466]

MrCrazyboyravi better than Cold War I guess

[@aaaababah6190]

supernico466 Cold War I?

[@agenius6186]

Trash Can its not cold war I，its “cold war i guess”

[@aaaababah6190]

A Genius He didn't use a comma.

[@4125730]

Not really! It is withdrawing Pandas+ acrimony+ dropping bombs now :D

[@Hunting_Party]

Well panda diplomacy is way better than sanctions right?

[@ttaa21]

一郎 unless those territories belong to China

[@olivierheukelom9417]

i like shrimp too

[@Astania08]

That idea is still stupid.

[@leerman22]

Just let pandas die, all they do is eat bamboo and are hesitant to reproduce anyway. Polar bears are more important, as well as plenty of ugly creatures to their respected environments.

[@Comoghwin102]

I DoNt LiKe yOu *SaNcTiOn TiMe*

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

This diplomacy is so oddly specific yet oddly effective lol China: How about this. You be good to us, give us trade deal and we give you _PANDA_ !! Which you must pay for and must give back with no refunds! World:...Hmm...OKAY SOUNDS GOOD! :D

[@lola227]

the dynast queen is mexico juliooooo poor julio in gang

[@yogitagomes7388]

Lol

[@gauri4178]

Yeah but PANDAS

[@jutea9858]

But pandas can bring in a lot of money for local zoos. Pandas are the most popular animal in almost all zoos in the world. Every zoo wants pandas to make money.

[@juliwang3751]

LOL

[@masteroogway3040]

Australia should totally do this with koalas

[@schizobuliafm8457]

I don’t think koalas are endangered animal. Panda is the primary protected animal in China. If you hunt a panda, 10 years in jail is a least.

[@johnnyj2066]

Why koalas? Australia is Kangaroo !!!🦘🦘🦘

[@cl4655]

koalas are endangered because of the bushfires

[@scarygary1843]

@@johnnyj2066 I live in Canberra and my god Kangaroos are everywhere they even destroyed the soccer fields

[@firedskull5015]

@@schizobuliafm8457 that aged well. (really well)

[@saminyead1233]

How to declare war on China: "I won't give your Panda back!"

[@samx.s.6783]

I'm holding your pandas in hostage. Surrender now or you may never see them again.

[@taoran0320]

@@samx.s.6783 It has nothing to do with pandas!!Can't can't can't!!

[@happyalltheday2275]

China: YOU WOT M8!!??

[@cowholy3031]

Then you are killing the panda. Pandas only eat bamboo from China , such kind of bamboo can't survive outside of China.

[@juliwang3751]

Samin Yead. That's a really interesting point. However, the reason why this might not work is the local animal defenders would almost certainly protest against such a strategy. They'd say China has the expertise to take better care of the pandas in the long run and it's in the best interest of the pandas to return them to their hometown.

[@artistvai3790]

That's so mean! "If you're not my friend anymore, I'll take back my pandas!"

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

ArtistVai so I would do that to this is political not sharing is caring

[@主教-c2c]

你说的非常正确。

[@artistvai3790]

Henry TAN yeah but this is an organisation!!! But you got a point fam!

[@llificy5024]

You know, it's okay to let my friend sleep on my couch, but I don't want a hater in my living room.

[@emilyshu1352]

ArtistVai what if your organization is partnered with another organization but then that organization bankrupted you?

[@amykohr4793]

When I clicked on this video, I thought it was going to be a whole video on all the pandas like the royal family.

[@Elicia33]

LMAO SAME

[@anjusanal]

Yeah because of the thumbnail

[@jhope4552]

yeah i was disappointed

[@TankNSSpank]

Please do one episode on: USA's Missile diplomacy, explained

[@zehuayang3943]

s S so true they are always showing critics of other countries. But what about them selves? So yessssss!!

[@anuronguha0898]

@@MCee97 Now the whole world Hates china because of their sick disgusting eating habits there is Virus infecting millions world wide. Now the whole world is in danger.

[@anneclarence1704]

Don't you mean USA's oil diplomacy

[@noname-eo1he]

@@anneclarence1704 That too

[@youngnd5808]

At first, China gave pandas as gifts. But those countries didn't take good care of those pandas. Many of them died because of lack of care. So now if you want a panda, prove you could take good care of them first.

[@123-h6i]

Well said! If Panda died then you'll Pay fine 10.000.000 💵💵💵.

[@solomonwreath5576]

China is right tbh

[@pepehimovic3135]

I want to see evidence. Why would a country not take care of an animal they only have a hand full of?

[@mmnice4553]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic because they just don’t know how to take care of them well. because pandas are only native to china, so only china knows how to take care of them properly. if you’re handling a panda for the first time, you’re not going to have the necessary knowledge to make sure they live a full and happy life

[@gracelynnh453]

So China is treating the rest of the world like children getting a new puppy 😂

[@fakequiri9763]

this is the cutest form of diplomacy

[@cocotaveras8975]

fakequi ri Indeed! 🐼

[@liete-sl2wg]

我同意

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

No, it's panda slavery.

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

@Kaleb Kurian treating better ≠ freedom

[@jeremiahhandcock1795]

@@vampirethespiderbatgod9740 ok...

[@MinionSattle]

BAO BAO

[@max392]

bae bae

[@hijack69]

Sattle bao bao I choose you

[@zap-ns1lu]

the harmabe we did not know BAO BAO 2013-2013 in U.S. :(

[@surprisedpikachuface9864]

it means little baby in mandarin

[@jiayulai5462]

it means bread or bun in Cantonese

[@pointblank0020]

They have a monopoly on the cutest animal ever. Powerful

[@wrya187]

Damn they finessing country's with pandas 🤣

[@UltimateChocoWy1]

Wrya such a sad way using animals as tools to increase international relation with other countries.

[@lingeringsnowleaf3829]

_N_E_X time ur fired so you suggest they should use the military and bomb other countries whom they are not happy with like the us?

[@WoodChoppa911]

Malcador the Sigillite. no, i think he meant we could use things like resources for that kind of thing, not endangered animals

[@momoware]

Wood Choppa It's not like the pandas are treated bad anyways. It's the government's intention to use them as tools, but for zoos and ordinary citizens, we just love to see pandas around the world! Institutions in different countries also get to learn about pandas, and this is in no ways bad. If there was no obvious negative in using pandas as diplomatic tools, other than the governments' uncomfortable intention, why not? I mean, manipulating resources and trades could obviously affect economy in a good or bad way. Pandas are much more harmless lol.

[@Karen420]

Pandas finesse down Chinese roads.. they cant do this on their own.. Bad things, there's a lot of bad things that they wishing, they wishing, they wishing, they wishing on them.

[@elsiebarry4748]

This is seriously so smart and creative. Whether you like it or not, you have to admit that it's a smart move.

[@adog3129]

yeah, most evil things are pretty smart

[@comments2840]

At least the Panda diplomacy is much more preferable than the Anglo-Saxon style gunboat diplomacy.

[@aquila4460]

Angl-Saxon? Bigger army diplomacy has been used everywhere in the world at every time. And china is currently doing it as well

[@aquila4460]

@Chi Huang Bigger Army diplomacy doesn't mean invasion. But rather intimidation. And let's see. Hon Kongs and macaus rights are massivly diminished, they try to take over various territories in the south china sea, etc.

[@jh5kl]

@Chi Huang Tibet, do you want more? usa, putin and uk make everyone seem a flower, but china does have a list

[@austinharding9734]

We practice diplomacy? Bullying sure, wiretapping I get, but diplomacy? I think the closest we get to that is blackmailing

[@aquila4460]

@098765 Craper And those rights are continuously being stripped away.

[@Nivek725z]

Don't be racist. Panda is black white and asian. Be like panda

[@thtsweepr2093]

Meet My Dark Side what about blue, red and purple people? RACIST

[@crazed357]

Notification Squad They arent considered real people.

[@potatopower5253]

+Notification Squad Have you been having psychedelic drug-induced hallucinations? Because last time I checked, there is no human being on Earth that is blue, red, or purple.

[@YashBudhiraja]

Jeez guys that guy was joking lol

[@烏梨師斂]

Black X6 Phantom, White X6 looks like a Panda

[@TPerm-hj4sf]

Why could not US use orange orangutan diplomacy? The particular spices of Orange hair orangutan is rare, only breed and prosper in US, if the media pay enough attention to it, they might become high ranking government officials. Countries around world will be sucking up America for getting one in their own zoo.

[@surgeon36]

Left Anti PC I Don't think anybody would want them.

[@baggern]

voilet falcon what about Russia?

[@vladimirlenin2714]

Left Anti PC >orange orangutans >high ranking government officials I seen what you did there

[@vikingmayor2581]

Dr.Science did u even get the joke? dimwit

[@xenoblad]

underrated comment

[@NiamhAllStar21]

I'm I the only one that's really uncomfortable with her pronouncing 2009 as twenty oh nine ??????

[@urmomisurdad5422]

I guess so.

[@augustsmith9553]

Yes you are

[@howardxing5885]

i am also uncomfortable

[@Lunacy9764]

me to

[@matthewbeale5098]

Also Edin-Bur-rough

[@PO-qw5ux]

Pandas are initially Chinese, so I see no problem with panda diplomacy. I'm more concerned about why some countries don't return gold and cultural valuables that they illegally acquired during unstable times in other countries.

[@adog3129]

horses originally come from america, so i think every country that wants a horse should give the USA one million dollars a year for it and also comply with random political demands.

[@kk-cy3sz]

@@adog3129 You sure sound American

[@adog3129]

@@kk-cy3sz its a direct parallel to demonstrate how ridiculous their system is

[@riantloxya4422]

@@adog3129it’s completely different 😅

[@oriplaydirty]

@@adog3129yeah but Americans are made by immigrants so not valid

[@elieli1056]

why did i honestly think that the pandas themselves have a working government

[@rooney5199]

why did i honestly think that the pandas themselves have a working government

[@aiyacharlene]

OMG IM IN TEARS THEY ARE SO CUTE!!! bao bao and bei bei are both variations of "little baby" in chinese

[@dogsalad888]

Charlene Tan I know I call my little cousins xiao Bao bao or xiao bei bei translating to small baby

[@HWDragonborn]

Bao Bao and Bao Bei are Chinese variations of baby. Bao Bao is what you called a baby, Bao Bei is what you called to your girlfriend

[@rubylee4704]

@@HWDragonborn or in my case my dog

[@maureenlui5115]

It’s actually treasure but ok

[@evillbunny2]

Ah yes, I remember the year 20-o9. Pandas were being taken from American zoos in droves. Us meager peasants had to drive to and from school uphill both ways, and seldom were the pantaloons Gucci. How the world has changed since that epoch long ago!

[@deactivateduser9816]

evillbunny2 20-o9 lmao the shade

[@TechMagnet]

would like to see more on this topic. :)

[@justinakioka7145]

Not gunna lie, when I read “China’s Panda Diplomacy” I was expecting to hear about King Tian Tian and Queen Mei Xiao And their three heirs to the throne, Bao Bao, Tai Shan, and Bei Bei lol

[@ringofsolomon268]

Don't forget Xiao Qi Ji ok

[@LrnecBuma]

lol No Panda for you!

[@nello3941]

KZbin's comment sections has really degraded in the past few years huh.

[@stars9456]

Nel Lo humanity*

[@vikingmayor2581]

agreed

[@imfrommanndame]

KZbin's comment section has really degraded in the past few humanity huh.

[@johnsanvictores6639]

Nah, not really

[@YangSunWoo]

Yeah, youtube comments have always been trash. It's just a bunch of children with a strong case of inferiority complex.

[@yuetiansiah8602]

*Made in China* No warranty

[@CHL41993]

Doesn't need one. It can be cheap and predictably unreliable or expensive and unkillable.

[@ianng4633]

They are actually paying for a recall, that is very unChinese.

[@yuetiansiah8602]

Zhenlin Jin The fact you use other people's name to make yourself more superior than others is also proved that you have zero tolerance towards joke online.

[@刘骁-j4w]

666

[@Silverwarhawk]

+DeOrangeAlligator May De in Ji-Na, Noh Wah Ren Ti

[@lichwind]

I don't care, they are too cute!

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Then evolution has failed us somewhere...

[@neilsumanda1538]

the pandas are highly overrated whose survival rests on international subsidies and conservations...

[@lillyloulijia]

i do not like china's governing one bit, but i must say, that's a pretty clever move to show power without weapons 🤯

[@mottscottison6943]

don't hate something you don't fully understand.

[@rooney5199]

Pandas have their own operating government department, and they will allocate the money they earn reasonably, some for themselves and some for the World Animal Protection Organization

[@momouwu1937]

China: Wanna be frens? I give you panda :3 No frens? No panda for you >:3

[@fe3535]

Factual error: Scotland, England, Wales and NI can't make trade deals as they are part of the UK. The UK signed the trade deal while Xi Jingping visited London in 2015.

[@tkb5119]

That's why they want independence

[@cityuser]

Future-proofing the video

[@fegee8620]

@@tkb5119 such an odd human being

[@botmexicanpatriot]

Fun fact: Mexico is the only country in the world where the pandas that were given became nationalized and are not in posetion of China

[@adog3129]

they should breed as many as they can and sell them to other countries to keep. it's not right for one country to control an entire species, animals should exist outside of politics.

[@ftgrimm1016]

@@adog3129 No thank you. We love Xin Xin, and have good relationship with China, Pandas are not for sale.

[@viroshanargiri4641]

​@@adog3129 lol pandas are cultural heritage of china and if not china's government protecting them and lead conservation efforts they'll probably extinct by now. Treat your own vulnerable species well without eyeing for others.

[@AkashKumar-iq8wg]

I've heard only PANDAmics can kill pandas?

[@max392]

*badum tsss

[@yahanwiwi]

AND YOU'RE OUT OF HERE!#!@#!#@%R

[@Miniryke]

That hurt

[@epithet052]

booo

[@fruit5003]

Pandara's box was also quite lethal

[@manuroblak3893]

Did you know that Mexico has the only two pandas that don’t belong to China?

[@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372]

How sway?

[@thelastking6266]

Yeah. But both are old and both are females. So, don't expect anything.

[@manuroblak3893]

@@thelastking6266 still tho haha

[@ChangingHabitsmovement]

It would be nice to mention as well the two Pandas China has given to Taiwan as their names have significant meaning for the Chinese. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan together spells Tuan Yuan which means "reunited"...

[@6Euphoria6]

It can also be just Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan, which is used as blessing more often

[@Sildrig]

"EDINBORO" nein nein nein

[@spiderartmc3912]

Ma'Gregor is it meant to be pronounced Ed-in-berg or Ed-in-bor-oh? Help out an American friend

[@finleycastello6512]

Ma'Gregor, IKR

[@waulie_palnuts]

it's more like Ed-in-bruh (or Ed-in-buh-ruh)

[@sicgc7658]

James Armstrong The first pronunciation is English and the second pronunciation is Scots

[@draculanova6548]

SpiderArtMC It's Ed-in-bruh

[@calvintruong1516]

panda panda Panda panda panda panda panda I got broads in Atlanta Twistin' dope, lean, and the Fanta Credit cards and the scammers Making money of young pandas

[@sTreek90]

i was looking for this, you didn't dissapoint +1

[@isabellabornberg2153]

Crazy Smiles +

[@davidhunt9297]

👎🏼

[@HaXD1209]

World: We are gonna go to war with you China: Here have some pandas *btw you must give them back* World: Lucky for you thats what I liked

[@williamellis8304]

China is like a mom. " I told you not to talk to him anymore! Thats it! I'm taking away your panda!"

[@yiranhe1632]

very peaceful and smart way to make connection with other countries.

[@adog3129]

it's not really making a connection, it's just extortion.

[@yomilala8929]

​​​@@adog3129you can always reject the pandas. Or give them back. Way better that what the USA did to many countries

[@adog3129]

@@yomilala8929 that's whataboutism. two wrongs don't make a right.

[@yomilala8929]

@@adog3129 But if I have to choose between a wrong or the other. It's quite clear which is the better option

[@adog3129]

@@yomilala8929 nothing america has done has anything to do with china's policies on pandas. bringing them up was completely irrelevant. there is no choice between them. what china is doing is wrong and selfish, and no external factors justify it.

[@urian985]

You seeing this in 2020 and think: Yes, the relationship between the US and China got worse

[@melo7591]

Why doesn’t everyone just act like England and not give them their pandas back…. England kept all the historic stuff they stole from every country they invaded

[@morpheusfreeman5209]

-Dad how does diplomacy work? -Pandas

[@MuhammadAthallahArsyaf]

Indonesia got ours in 2017. We went nuts for it.

[@richardchen103]

Hmm, you didn't mention the few pandas that are exceptions. If I recall correctly, the pandas gifted to Taiwan are not considered loans as Taiwan is not considered a country by the PRC.

[@Aaron_Yeung]

It’s kind of sad to see these animals as just a different kind of currency for the government to trade with

[@kgjhiutb]

I'd love to see a video where Vox explains how they make their videos.

[@WRGOP]

I can get salmon from Tesco for £3, and China traded a panda just to get some of it? Talk about a bad deal!

[@Elicia33]

i’d like to become a panda lmao they have such an easy life and every country wants you

[@AnimalsAndReports]

Panda!

[@suckonmyflowers]

This is amazingly clever and kinda petty. I kinda love it.

[@cheshirekat3050]

Ironically, if it weren't for humans, Giant Pandas would probably go extinct. They can only eat bamboo; which is high in toxins, and low in nutrition. So much so, that pandas literally have to spend almost every waking hour, eating. They don't breed very well, even in the wild, have a very low birth rate, and can't move very quickly. Unlike their much smaller, omnivorous, tree-dewing cousins, the Red Pandas (which look a lot like foxes).

[@vinaymane5538]

Pandas were carnivores but humans made them eat bamboo so now they can't hunt anymore.

[@cheshirekat3050]

WTF are you talking about? You can't "make" a carnivorous species into a vegetarian one! Do you know NOTHING about how evolution works?!

[@lumingze13]

@@vinaymane5538 man you can write a novel

[@CL-jq1xs]

@@vinaymane5538 ???

[@flamingpi2245]

Pandas are an evolutionary dead end As are koalas who are so brain dead they can’t even recognize the leaves they eat as food if it’s not on a branch

[@ItsAustin18]

So China is…repoing their pandas???

[@s0y30nuwu6]

guys 0:43 is a picture from singapore not china😂

[@アリシャ-s2r]

s0y30n uwu 😂 Kai Kai and Jia Jia are in Singapore!

[@joeunderhill94]

Land Rovers are not produced anywhere near Scotland.

[@KarmaCifer]

I ain't giving you any pandas if you keep that behavior!

[@noone-pl2gj]

We have 2 pandas here in Finland.

[@strider029]

Pet it, keep it, hide it.

[@SomeGuy-lr7ms]

China: supporting enemy critic!?, selling arms to Taiwan!? USA: *gulp* China: Give me the Panda

[@vatsal9005]

Japan : hmmmmm🤔🤔🤔 We should mAkE A RobO PanDA 😎😎😎

[@kimberlynguyen124]

This is like looking at countries as children and pandas as teddy bears. Passing them around and taking them back in a childish manner when things don’t go their way.

[@manbro8303]

In the Adelaide zoo (Australia) its stipulated that the pandas cubs are allowed to stay here. However, both pandas have not given birth in 10 years of being here, prompting a lot of Australians to believe that China gave us sterili pandas

[@mottscottison6943]

Pandas hardly wants to mate, the very reason why they are endangered animals. Plus, pretty sure no country in this world get to keep pandas offsprings as stipulated in any panda loans.

[@z.deutch1334]

Bao Bao means "buns buns" 😊

[@hiimryan2388]

It means baby

[@jdanag1]

So goddamn interesting. More videos like these, please!

[@DSE-rh6sx]

Best video from Vox I have watched, because of PANADAS!!!!

[@sherman6382]

I remember seeing Bao Bao and Tai Shan at the zoo! It's a damn shame how they are treated and are going extinct.

[@ajaygalagali5963]

1:53 India map is wrong.

[@Andy-ti2yy]

The cutest diplomacy ever!

[@mofaz3475]

02:34 You mention that the request for extension for Tai Shan was denied, but you've failed to highlight this was the third request for extension (previous two had been given i presume). it's right there in the article screenshot.

[@korle521]

vox makes you think. we need more

[@flowereye501]

0:42 "And that means these animals are more than just mascots for China *Shows panda mascots of Singapore Zoo*

[@Gabriel-cn6fo]

“我们要三文鱼” im so ded

[@anjusanal]

Edward Gent what does that mean

[@yangzhang9982]

GouQiér salmon

[@theeNappy]

so, would refusing to return a panda be considered an act of war? food for thought

[@genetix7173]

that would be equivalent to kidnapping their ambassadors in their eyes.

[@Elicia33]

well that’s illegal bcz they have a contract

[@waseembajoi1322]

Outstanding pattern of teaching

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Interesting fact: Pandas are no longer endangered, they are a step above now: vulnerable

[@crystalm6692]

This is super interesting. Does anyone know if the US has any pandas descended from pandas given to us before the loan system started?

[@mikehawk4856]

Man China is so smart

[@RaviofromsALinkBetweenWorlds]

Mom said it’s my turn with the panda

[@ulyssis]

Taiwan doesn't need to return the pandas, they are generous gifts.

[@Propertystockbusiness]

Wow this video was made long time ago

[@gavinbates2623]

State your sources please

[@william97able2]

the source is that they are no sources, lol!! What I can tell about this video is that, it's all speculations without facts backing it up! I'm Malaysian, and I never heard anything about Chinese government delaying the "panda transporting" process to Malaysia at all!! LOL!!!

[@RaushanKumar-sj6se]

they just make facts out of thin air, this channel is misleading, although they mix up with some real facts to make it sound more true

[@scarface2771]

You're all idiots

[@helivesonforever]

VOX is fake news!

[@MisterF_1984]

william97able is Malaysian everyone! He knows everything that happens in Malaysia and why! There is no aspect to Malaysian politics of which he doesn't understand or any information of which he is not aware! If the Chinese government delayed the panda as a gesture relating to the MH370 flight he would damn well know about it, thank you very much!

[@nish6106]

what if the country refuses to send the pandas back and instead breed them and create a panda army on their own .

[@KeinAlias877]

nish Inzest won't go well, also china then stops sending food wich only grows in china for the panda so it will starve to death

[@nolin132]

@@KeinAlias877 bamboo grows very well in many other countries, its not a picky plant.

[@KeinAlias877]

@@nolin132 as far as I know, pandas only eat chinese bamboo

[@nolin132]

@@KeinAlias877 Why would bamboo grown in China be any different than bamboo grown in other countries? It's the same plant.

[@Elicia33]

well that’s illegal

[@legend9646]

India should do the same with *Royal Bengal Tiger*

[@dedarahmed1091]

Bangladesh also has them too

[@HIBISCUITZ]

This is the most passive aggressive way to say “I’m mad at you right now” that I have ever heard of.

[@caseyrowe3402]

great video... Thanks lots for the video. :)

[@Bumpus07]

That moment when you have learned enough in Chinese I to be able to read this 1:52

[@alexshi8583]

does it read "I need salmon" ?

[@lilianam3274]

There's no more pandas at the San Diego Zoo :(

[@allanli4593]

中文

[@锁金秋]

Jesus Panda is helping China conqure the world , gotta stop themXDD

[@dominicknesbitt1152]

Come on America, if we don't pay our debt China will take their pandas back! This is the real issue that people aren't talking about

[@elisabeth9951]

China: It's time for the pandas to return home. America: No. And... that's how WW3 began.

[@littleblu33]

It's like a punishment much lighter than a trade sanction, because one is potentially actually damaging, and the other is petty as hell. The difference between "I can't stand that hoe" and "Ugh, Tracy is just so... ugh, you know? Like, she's my *friend*, but, like... wow. Ugh." I find politics much more tolerable when expressed in Valley Girl-ese.

[@patch860]

I wonder why Pakistan does not have any pandas? They have a strong trade deal.

[@muhamadammar4524]

Can't afford the loan fee probably

[@jacksonq.218]

patch860 climates too different also pandas eat exclusively bamboo, which is hard to cultivate in pakistan. Too expensive to keep and a logistical nightmare.

[@kingnabeel12]

Left Right dogs aren't haram in Islam. Dogs can be kept to guard your home or livestock. What's haram is eating meat that came from dogs. The other thing with dogs is that you can't pray if you have touched a dog as they are considered unclean. I'm an atheist and even I know this.

[@jacksonq.218]

kingnabeel12 he's just angry that he didn't get a panda from china

[@jacksonq.218]

Nuclear bomber B-17 thats incredibly misleading, there are cultures that happen to be islamic that regard dogs as such but it is not an inherent muslim ideal.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Bao Bao Bei Bei And I'll bet, in each case, the _second_ name means something completely different from the first.

[@edmundzhang9283]

"Bao Bei" means "baby (also precious)" in Chinese. The second "name" means nothing. Or it could be a hidden nuke-launching code. You are right. !@#$ Chinese.

[@dorawang5451]

second one just repeat of first one. common use for nick name for little baby.

[@kelly1195]

There’s actually a province in southern China called Taishan. It was my hometown where I was born.

[@viseberg8527]

Great timing, Vox. Finland just got its first pandas!

[@deusrex]

Edinburrow? I have an aneurysm every time I hear that.