I just heard on NPR that the Chinese government charges foreign zoos a yearly “rental fee” for pandas of 1.25 million US per pair and any offspring are considered to be ‘property’ of the PRC, and as such must be ‘returned’ there within 3 years.
What a load of crap! They ought to be paying these zoos to help them breed their national symbol, which their own failed environmental policies are driving to the brink of extinction!