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 [[File:YaYa giant panda.jpg|alt=YaYa the giant panda. Photo Panda Voices|thumb|YaYa the giant panda. Photo [https://www.pandavoices.org/ Panda Voices]]]
-Ya Ya, is a female giant panda who was born on August 3, 2000, in Beijing. She was loaned for a period of 20 years from the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens to the Memphis Zoo in the United States. Since 1972, China has been using pandas as a diplomatic tool to foster international relations, following a meeting between US President Richard Nixon and Chinese leader Mao Zedong. As a result of this meeting, China gifted the pandas Ling Ling and Xing Xing to the United States.
+Ya Ya, is a female giant panda who was born on August 3, 2000, in Beijing Zoo.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/28/millions-of-chinese-welcome-panda-back-home-after-stay-in-us</ref> She was loaned for a period of 20 years from the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens to the Memphis Zoo in the United States. Since 1972, China has been using pandas as a diplomatic tool to foster international relations, following a meeting between US President Richard Nixon and Chinese leader Mao Zedong. As a result of this meeting, China gifted the pandas Ling Ling and Xing Xing to the United States.
 Another giant panda named [[Le Le - giant panda|Le Le]] was also part of the loan agreement with the Memphis Zoo, but tragically, [[Le Le - giant panda|Le Le]] passed away suddenly on February 1, 2023.