{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6582c1685c8be200173e88f8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Best of 2023: How giant pandas became China’s furry diplomats","description":"<p>In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.</p><p>The giant panda has become one of China’s diplomatic tools, after a pair were gifted to President Nixon as an act of friendship in the 1970s. But with US-China relations deteriorating - what can pandas tell us about the two superpowers’ modern relationship?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Didi Tang, Beijing Correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> The National Archives, CNN, France 24, CCTV, NBC News, Richard Nixon Foundation, Action News 5, TikTok/@care2petitions, pandavoices.org.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}