China, Japan set to agree on panda lease during Abe's visit

China and Japan are expected to reach a broad agreement on panda leasing during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned visit to Beijing next week, bilateral sources close to the matter said Friday.The agreement would come as Sino-Japan relations have been markedly improving. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing and taking effect of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the two nations.Beijing and Tokyo are likely to formally agree on the leasing during Chinese President Xi Jinping's possible trip to Japan in June next year, the sources said. A zoo in Sendai or Kobe…READ FULL ARTICLE