Recently, the Akhteri Zoo in Finland suddenly announced the return of our national treasures "Golden Baby" and "Chinese Leopard" eight years ahead of schedule. Their reason was: "I have no money, I can't afford to raise it." "But seriously, is it really that simple behind the scenes?
The "diplomatic code" behind the giant panda
As we all know, the giant panda is China's "living business card". Not only because of their cute looks, but also because of their different lifestyle from other bears, people around the world simply love it. So in the early years, when China was not as strong as it is now, we used giant pandas to engage in "panda diplomacy", and the cute giant pandas helped us a lot. After all, who wouldn't want their zoo to have this adorable furry child? Therefore, United States those who engage in hawkish policies have also suggested that the giant pandas should not be returned to us, which shows how many favored these furry children are abroad.
Nowadays, the status of our country has increased, and the importance of "panda diplomacy" has decreased, but the giant panda is still one of the symbols of China's diplomacy. Finland said on the surface this time that it was because it had no money to raise giant pandas, which was purely a commercial issue, but if you want to say that a developed European country can't even afford the cost of two pandas, who believes it?
What does Finland mean by "firing two shots in a row"?
In fact, Finland is not just making trouble about pandas, but recently they have also fired directly at us on the reform of the UN Security Council. Finland even proposed to abolish the veto of the permanent members, and even proposed to expand the "permanent members" to ten and kick Russia out. It sounds like it's rushing at Russia, but it's also aimed at China behind it!
From wanting to abolish China's rights in the Security Council to suddenly "returning" the giant panda, it can only show that after Finland joins NATO, it cannot have its own opinions at all!
NATO's calculation: Finland was "forced" to take sides
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, almost all Western resolutions at the United Nations have been blocked because of Russia's veto. Now, the West is unhappy! In the early years, in order to engage in foreign wars, NATO directly ignored the resolutions of the Security Council at every turn, and now it is Russia's turn to reap the benefits, and the West certainly cannot stand it.
As a result, Security Council reform has become a hot topic. Many countries, such as Japan, Germany and India, want to take advantage of the opportunity to seek the position of "permanent members". The United States also made a reservation with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, saying that it would recommend them to "join the regular program." Unfortunately, this matter was temporarily shelved because of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and it was not until recently that it began to be hyped up again.
Finland jumped out at this time and put forward the anti-sky rhetoric of Security Council reform, which is actually standing up for NATO. It is to cooperate with NATO's actions against Russia
Returning pandas: Finland is 'drawing the line'
Returning to the giant panda incident, why did Finland suddenly decide to return the giant pandas? To put it bluntly, it doesn't want to do that. The giant panda is so cute, of course, Finland is reluctant, but at this time, it has to express its stance - to keep up with United States and the West, and to "draw a line" with China. It is to show that it is to follow United States to "make small moves" against China.
See the essence and don't be deceived by appearances
Finland's "return" of the giant panda and the Security Council's reform proposal seem to have nothing to do with it, but in fact they are all "big dramas" manipulated by the United States behind the scenes. Finland is simply being forced to take sides in this international game and rush ahead for NATO. What we need to see clearly is that it is United States that really wants to contain China's rise through these means!