Lawmaker Introduces Amendment to Stop Sending US-Born Pandas to China

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-N.C.) talks to supporters during her election night party in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Nov. 3, 2020. Mic Smith/AP Photo

U.S.-born panda cubs should belong to and stay at their birthplace, said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-N.C.), as she introduced an amendment that would prevent them from being sent to China.

“It’s high time the United States said ‘no’ to the Chinese Communist Party and its international propaganda campaign,” the congresswoman said in a Feb. 1 statement.