Giant panda Tai Shan to stay at US zoo

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-04-26 08:51

(L-R) National Zoo Director John Berry, Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty present giant panda Tai Shan with an extended passport during a news conference at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington April 24, 2007. Sometimes strained ties between China and the United States gave way Tuesday to a new detente: Tai Shan, playful giant panda cub born at the National Zoo, will be allowed to stay in the U.S. capital two more years. [Reuters]