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Yesterday — 18 December 2025Main stream

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Worry Pandas Could Be China’s Next Target

18 December 2025 at 13:01
Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more.

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Worry Pandas Could Be China’s Next Target

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more.

© Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press

Visitors watching Lei Lei, one of the Ueno Zoo’s two giant pandas, in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

4 December 2025 at 18:03
As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

Japan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China

21 November 2025 at 18:02
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.

China Escalates Japan Feud With Island Patrols and Warnings to Citizens

16 November 2025 at 18:32
China sent Coast Guard ships near disputed islands and warned travelers and students about safety risks in Japan. The escalation is over comments on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister.
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