WASHINGTON — As the National Zoo's giant pandas depart D.C., bringing an end to a 50-year relationship between China and the zoo, WUSA9 wanted to take a closer look at how we got here. Back in 1972, ...

Here’s what to know about the history of Beijing and Washington, D.C.’s panda partnership and other forms of animal diplomacy. FILE – Yun Zi, left, the five-month-old panda cub plays in one of the ...