Secret Chinese deal by Claudia Sonea

Chinese government usually uses giant pandas, a sort of unofficial national mascot, as currency like in the old age. Because this type of animal is very rare and found mostly in the wild in China, it is loan as a sign of warm diplomatic relations or treaty. That is why the pair of giant pandas, that is due to arrive next month in Spain, could be easily interpreted as a deal, moreover, a secret deal, because the financial details of the arrangement with Spain were not made public. The loan has been agreed to after the visit of Spanish King Juan Carlos to Beijing. The pair, seven-year old "Bing Xing" and four-year old "Hua Zui Ba" will be flown to Madrid for a ten-year stay on September 8. Any panda cubs born abroad remain the property of China, like the fourth cub of Bai Yun, born at San Diego Zoo. Usually female panda are suitable to remain pregnant when they are between 4 and 5 years old. They can give birth to one or two cubs at a time, but only once a year. Pandas are very beautiful and very rare and China has the ownership over them. Realizing their rarity, they exploit them like a piece of paper, like an exchangeable good. The desire of remaining the only ones that can capture them, because it is actually impossible for someone to be the owner of a wild animal, the Chinese government doesn't allow Zoos, where the animals were lent, to keep the cubs. Furthermore, they use the money from loans to fund extensive research and breeding programs. Pandas should be let free and I don't see the good side of this story yet. Surf on to find more on this subject.

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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