Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang to return to China by end of 2020

Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang, which has been drawing huge crowds at a Tokyo zoo, will return to China by the end of 2020, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday.The female panda was originally to be returned to China when she turns 2 next month under an agreement. The loan period has been extended.China has ownership of Xiang Xiang as well as her parents that came to Japan in 2011 under a 10-year lease agreement."Thanks to the understanding of the Chinese side, people can continue seeing her," Koike told a press conference. "I can imagine some people would miss her but (the return of Xiang Xian…READ FULL ARTICLE