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Panda loan talks go silent as Japan-China ties sour

TOKYO -- In August 2024, Toshihiro Nikai, the former secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited Beijing as the then-chairma

  • Japan-China ties deteriorate rapidly after summit postponement.
  • Panda loan plan abandoned; last two pandas returned to China in Jan 2026.
  • Japan official: "Not even the first syllable of panda comes up in talks with China."

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