China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its use of the animals for soft power abroad against the demands of an adoring ...

From the gates of the famed Chengdu Panda Base, fans run to the leafy “villa” of its celebrity resident: Hua Hua, China’s most popular panda. Among them is A’Qiu, who rents an apartment ...

But in China, the government has sent a chilling ... as people stuck at home turned to reels of the animals munching on bamboo. One panda, He Hua, has more than 880,000 followers on the platform ...