Friday, August 12, 2011

Obama’s Role In ‘Panda Diplomacy’ With China

Tai Shan was the subject of a secret plan to keep him at the National Zoo. A State Department official sent an email to zoo officials in Washington suggesting that President Obama discuss the matter with Chinese President Hu Jintao. THE WASHINGTON TIMES

National Secret: Obama’s Role In ‘Panda Diplomacy’ With China -- Washington Times

Not long before the National Zoo announced that Washington’s most beloved resident - the panda Tai Shan - was heading to China in December 2009, a secret plan took hold halfway around the world for the National Zoo to be able to hold on to the bear just awhile longer.

Referring to upcoming meetings between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, a State Department official sent an email to zoo officials in Washington suggesting that the leader of the free world get involved.

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My Comment: This is classified as Top Secret?

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