It may be known as the dragon, but China’s most recognizable living mascot is the less fearsome giant panda.
Pandas have proved a hugely profitable exhibit in zoos around the world.
Now, as Andrew Livingstone reports, the province where the majority of the world’s pandas live is gearing up to cash in on a black and white resource.
Chinese President Hu Jintao is heading to the United States this week for the first state visit to the White House since 1997. Will the leaders of the two largest economies come to any conclusions?