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'Toxic' panda fans in China call for keeping the bears at home

As China resumes β€œpanda diplomacy,” an online community of panda fans in China and elsewhere has embraced the bears with an enthusiasm that can verge on toxic.

Β© An Yuan

Tourists taking photos of giant pandas in Chengdu, China, last month.

Β© Kevin Lamarque

President Joe Biden with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Woodside, Calif., in November.

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A giant panda at a conservation center in southwest China’s Sichuan province on June 12.

China’s teeming cities get greener and cleaner in nationwide parks campaign

Beijing and other Chinese cities are opening parks at a rapid pace in a nationwide greenification project, providing residents an escape from hectic urban life.

Β© Fred Dufour

Liu Junping, who comes to the Qinghe Waterfront Green Corridor for a stroll every day, said it had a β€œgood vibe.”

Β© Kevin Frayer

The importance of green space in Beijing and other Chinese cities has become more apparent amid rapid urbanization.

Β© Jade Gao

People visiting a garden at a park in Beijing in June.
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