panda diplomacy
Refers to China's practice of using giant pandas as diplomatic gifts or loans to foster international goodwill.
中国はパンダ外交を通じて友好関係を築こうとしている。
China is trying to build friendly relations through panda diplomacy.
Compound of パンダ (panda) and 外交 (diplomacy), calque of English 'panda diplomacy'.