A Giant Geo-political Game of "Go"

Clever China, very clever. Friends also report that China only gives pandas to "domestic" zoos these days as well.

STLtoday - News - World: "The latest weapons in the tussle between China and Taiwan are cuddly and adorable and do little all day but chew bamboo and frolic.

China has offered two giant pandas to Taiwan as a goodwill gesture. It has named the two pandas Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, a play on the Chinese word 'tuanyuan,' which means 'reunion.'

Taiwan's leaders are squirming, looking for a way to postpone or reject the offer without annoying the Taiwanese public. Opinion polls indicate many Taiwanese want the pandas. A decision by Taipei is expected on April 3."