旧金山动物园将接收来自中国的大熊猫,延续北京的“熊猫外交”。 San Francisco Zoo to receive giant pandas from China, continuing Beijing's "panda diplomacy".
旧金山市长伦敦·布里德宣布,旧金山动物园将迎来一对来自中国的大熊猫。 San Francisco Zoo is set to welcome a pair of giant pandas from China, as announced by Mayor London Breed. 该动物园首次正式签署此类珍稀动物的租约,标志着北京方面“熊猫外交”的延续。 The zoo's first official lease agreement for these rare animals marks a continuation of Beijing's "panda diplomacy." 大熊猫的到来是经过一年的宣传活动的推动,而作为大熊猫唯一自然栖息地的中国,将大熊猫租借给其他国家作为外交和野生动物保护的工具。 The pandas' arrival follows a year-long advocacy campaign, and China, home to the only natural habitat for pandas, loans the animals to other countries as a tool for diplomacy and wildlife conservation.