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The Offspring tour dates 2024 - 2025

The Offspring is currently touring across 5 countries and has 16 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, after that they'll be at Wave in Wichita.

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Have had to wait a year.. but they are FINALLY coming back to Aus .. They are truly my fave band .. I actually had the chance to see them 3 times in one YEAR .. BEST YEAR EVERRRRR ... IGNITION TOUR WAS AWESOME .. SMASH TOUR LAST YEAR UNREAL ..Dex playing Gone Away on a grand piano was a MIND F .. I am hoping for Defy You .Welcome back Guys !!

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LIVE REVIEW: The Offspring at Wembley Arena, London

Before this “Let the Bad Times Roll” tour began, The Offspring was caught up with COVID issues. They decided not to invite drummer Pete Parada (who had toured with them since 2007) because he remained unvaccinated. Furthermore, a month before this tour began, lead guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman tested positive for COVID, encouraging people to get vaccinated.

With COVID aside, this latest tour, which consists of a free gig in Hull in support of NHS and frontline workers, has excited the British public. Judging by the bare fraction of space between people at the Wembley Arena, excitement for this band (now in their 37 th year) remains tremendous.

Whilst it was not a single, something was reassuring when The Offspring opened the set with “Staring at the Sun”, the sophomore track from Americana. For  many,  Americana was one of the most poignant LP’s that year delivered the band some of their most commercially successful singles.  The Offspring adroitly waited until well into the second half of the set before playing three of these singles: “Why Don’t You Get A Job?”, The Kids Aren’t Alright” and not forgetting the number one single, “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)”.  Whether it was retrospective halcyon reminiscence, the joy of Wembley Arena from singing the words to these songs from memory was undeniable. Similar euphoria was also felt for post- Americana  hits “Original prankster”, “Want You Bad”, and “Hit That”.

The fans were happy that The Offspring were generously offering a range of hits from their back catalogue. The three new songs from their latest LP, Let the Bad Times Roll, were received with passionate enthusiasm. Whether it was the captivating accompanying visuals or Let the Bad Times Roll is the first new LP in nine years, the fans were pleased that The Offspring’s creative clock did not stop in 2012 when they released Days Go By . Fans were not disappointed that no material from 2012 surfaced but was pleased that songs from its predecessor, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, were performed.

From the albums which brought the commercial hit singles, the 1994 LP, which first introduced the band to mainstream success, was paid homage to with four songs, including “Self Esteem”, “Come Out and play”, and “Gotta Get Away”.

With “Dexter” Holland being the only remaining founding member of the band and Keith John Wasserman (Noodles) joining a year later, the pair separately performed solo pieces. “Dexter”, with a grand piano performed “Gone Away” from Americana’s predecessor Ixnay on the Hombre, which resonated a sound that went on to influence Linkin Park’s material. Noodles stuck to the guitar in his solo session, which he entitled “Noodles plays with himself”. He covered Edvard Greig’s incidental “In the Hall of the Mountain King”, which bands from Marillion to The Who have also been covered.

Whilst The Offspring undoubtedly proved they could still deliver live, the contributions from supporting acts Bob Vylan and The Hives cannot be underestimated. These acts gave performances to the standard expected from the main act at a large venue like Wembley Arena.

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The Offspring: Let The Bad Times Roll

THE OFFSPRING ANNOUNCE LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL CANADIAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST SIMPLE PLAN

On the heels of sold out European Summer Festivals and this week’s appearance at Rock in Rio, the Offspring announced today that their Let The Bad Times Roll Tour is coming to Canada in late 2022, in support of their album of the same name released earlier this year. The nationwide tour, featuring support from Canadian rockers Simple Plan , will kick off in Halifax and hit 18 cities coast to coast.

Frequently regarded as one of the best punk rock bands of all time, The Offspring have garnered a reputation for their unmistakable sound and social comment. The multi-platinum band first achieved worldwide success in the 90’s with the release of their album Smash , which sold over 11 million copies. Following Smash, they continued to release hit after hit, popularizing punk rock at a mainstream level.

Throughout their career, they’ve sold over a staggering 40 million albums, and toured arenas, and built a global fan base. Let the Bad Times Roll marks the band’s tenth studio album and third album produced by the legendary Bob Rock. True to the irreverence at the core of punk rock music, the band and lyricist Dexter Holland took a view to today’s cultural moments and didn’t shy away from creating topical material in this album.

“This album is probably the most cathartic thing we’ve done,” says Holland. “The messages might be dark, but at the end what’s left is that communication is important, working through feelings is important and most of all, hope is important.”

Joining the band on tour are Montreal’s own Simple Plan, who have seen no shortage of success throughout their career.  The multi-platinum, Montreal-based band boasts worldwide sales topping 10 million, along with accolades including a 2005 Teen Choice Award, 2006 JUNO Fan Choice Award, and 2012 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. Simple Plan have remained an international sensation for over 20 years with worldwide sales topping 10 million and over 1 billion streams across all streaming platforms. Most recently the #ImJustAKid trend on Tik Tok has over 4.3 billion views and the #ImJustAKidChallenge hashtag has over 590.9 million views and counting.

“We are so excited to finally be able to announce this Canadian tour with The Offspring, “ says Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan. “We know a lot of our Canadian fans have been waiting for a very long time for this and we’re absolutely thrilled to play for them all over the country. Canada is a very special place for our band, and we know these shows are gonna be amazing.”

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About the offspring.

The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band has consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K., lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman and drummer Pete Parada since 2007. While Holland, Greg K., and Noodles have been constant members since the band was formed, the Offspring has gone through a number of drummers. Their longest-serving drummer was Ron Welty, who had been a member of The Offspring for 16 years; he was replaced by Atom Willard in 2003, and then four years later by Parada. The band is often credited—alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise and Rancid—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s. They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, being considered one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time. The Offspring has released nine studio albums. Their first three albums for the independent record labels Nemesis and Epitaph earned them a cult following. The band's third studio album, Smash (1994), became their first commercial success, and has sold over eleven million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label and becoming the first album on Epitaph to obtain gold and platinum status. After signing to Columbia Records in 1996, the Offspring continued their commercial success with its next four studio albums — Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), Americana (1998), Conspiracy of One (2000) and Splinter (2003) — reaching platinum, multi-platinum, platinum and gold status respectively. Splinter was followed five years later by Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008), and then four years later by Days Go By (2012). The Offspring is currently in production of their tenth studio album, due for release in 2018.

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The Offspring have announced their 2023 run – ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ Tour – with special guests Sum 41 and Simple Plan. Produced by Live Nation , the 24-city tour kicks off on August 1 at White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA making stops across the U.S. in Irvine, Phoenix, Atlanta, Tampa, St. Louis and more before wrapping up in Mansfield, MA at Xfinity Center on September 3.

“One of the best things about being on tour is traveling the world playing to great audiences, and it’s even better when you can do it with your friends – we had sold out International tours with Simple Plan and Sum 41, and we’re excited that they’ll be joining us this Summer in America. It’s going to be great!” said Dexter Holland of The Offspring.

“We couldn’t be more excited to get back on tour all across the US with our friends The Offspring and Sum 41! We had such a blast touring with both of them last year that we just had to do it again and put together what we feel will be one of the most awesome tours of the summer. There’s nothing like going to see a show outside on a perfect summer night, and we hope our fans will join us and enjoy this really special show. See you there!” said Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan.

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“We’re so excited to be back touring the States with The Offspring and Simple Plan this summer!” said Deryck Whibley of Sum 41. “There’s nothing better than hitting the road with your friends, and we can’t wait to bring the tour to you – see you soon!”

Frequently regarded as one of the best rock bands of all time, The Offspring have garnered a reputation for their unmistakable sound and social comment. The multi-platinum band first achieved worldwide success in the 90’s with the release of their album Smash, which sold over 11 million copies. Following Smash, they continued to release hit after hit, popularizing rock at a mainstream level. The group is also currently working on new music.

Throughout their career, they’ve sold over a staggering 40 million albums, and toured arenas, and built a global fan base. Let the Bad Times Roll marks the band’s tenth studio album and third album produced by the legendary Bob Rock. True to the irreverence at the core of their rock music, the band and lyricist Dexter Holland took a view to today’s cultural moments and didn’t shy away from creating topical material in this album.

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The 2023 ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ Tour:

Tue Aug 01 — Auburn, WA — White River Amphitheatre Thu Aug 03 — Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre Sat Aug 05 — Mountain View, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre Sun Aug 06 — Irvine, CA — FivePoint Amphitheatre Tue Aug 08 — Chula Vista, CA — North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Wed Aug 09 — Phoenix, AZ — Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Fri Aug 11 — Austin, TX — Germania Insurance Amphitheater Sat Aug 12 — North Little Rock, AR — Simmons Bank Arena Sun Aug 13 — Dallas, TX — Dos Equis Pavilion Tue Aug 15 — Atlanta, GA — Lakewood Amphitheatre Wed Aug 16 — Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds Fri Aug 18 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion Sat Aug 19 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live Sun Aug 20 — Darien Center, NY — Darien Lake Amphitheater Tue Aug 22 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center Wed Aug 23 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre Fri Aug 25 — Noblesville, IN — Ruoff Music Center Sat Aug 26 — Tinley Park, IL — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL Sun Aug 27 — St. Louis, MO — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO Tue Aug 29 — Milwaukee, WI — American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Summerfest Grounds Wed Aug 30 — Cincinnati, OH — Riverbend Music Center Fri Sep 01 — Burgettstown, PA — The Pavilion at Star Lake Sat Sep 02 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Sun Sep 03 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center

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The Offspring announce United States tour with Sum 41 and Simple Plan

The Offspring hit the road across the U.S. with Sum 41 and Simple Plan this August and September…

Punk rock legends The Offspring have announced details of a 24-city summer tour with Sum 41 and Simple Plan , kicking off in Washington on August 1 and wrapping up in Massachusetts one month later.

"One of the best things about being on tour is traveling the world playing to great audiences, and it's even better when you can do it with your friends," says The Offspring's Dexter Holland. "We had sold out international tours with Simple Plan and Sum 41, and we're excited that they'll be joining us this summer in America. It's going to be great!"

"We're so excited to be back touring The States with The Offspring and Simple Plan this summer," adds Deryck Whibley of Sum 41. "There's nothing better than hitting the road with your friends, and we can't wait to bring the tour to you – see you soon!"

Simple Plan's Chuck Comeau agrees. "We couldn't be more excited to get back on tour all across the U.S. with our friends The Offspring and Sum 41! We had such a blast touring with both of them last year that we just had to do it again and put together what we feel will be one of the most awesome tours of the summer. There's nothing like going to see a show outside on a perfect summer night, and we hope our fans will join us and enjoy this really special show."

The Offspring will be headlining this year's Slam Dunk Festival in Hatfield and Leeds on May 27 and 28, but if you're on the other side of The Pond, you can catch them at the dates below.

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1 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre 3 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre 5 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 6 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre 8 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 09 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 11 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater 12 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena 13 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion 15 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre 16 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds 18 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion 19 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live 20 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater 22 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center 23 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre 25 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center 26 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL 27 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO 29 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Amphitheater - Summerfest Grounds 30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

1 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake 2 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater 3 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center

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The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves

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WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves.

Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S. and Europe to protect the species, the number of giant pandas in the wild has risen to 1,900, up from about 1,100 in the 1980s, and they are no longer considered “at risk” of extinction but have been given the safer status of “vulnerable.”

Americans can take some credit for this accomplishment, because conserving the species is not purely a Chinese undertaking but a global effort where U.S. scientists and researchers have played a critical role.

“We carry out scientific and research cooperation with San Diego Zoo and the zoo in Washington in the U.S., as well as European countries. They are more advanced in aspects such as veterinary medicine, genetics and vaccination, and we learn from them,” said Zhang Hemin, chief expert at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in the southwestern Chinese city of Ya’an.

Zhang spoke to journalists during a recent government-organized media tour at the Ya’an Bifengxia Panda Base, home to 66 pandas that lolled about and chomped on stalks of bamboo in a tranquil setting rich with vegetation.

China’s giant panda loan program has long been known as a tool of Beijing’s soft-power diplomacy, but its conservation significance could have been an important reason Beijing is renewing its cooperation with U.S. zoos and sending new pairs of pandas at a time of otherwise sour relations.

A pair of pandas that arrived at the San Diego Zoo in June will debut to the public after several weeks of acclimation. Another pair will come to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo later this year, and a third pair will settle in the San Francisco Zoo in the near future.

Their arrivals herald a new round of giant panda conservation cooperation, after the agreements from the first round — which began around 1998 — ended in recent years. The ongoing difficulties in the U.S.-China relationship fueled worries Beijing was retreating from sending pandas abroad, but President Xi Jinping in November dispelled the worries with an announcement during a U.S. visit last year.

It is a brilliant move to soften China’s image among Americans but is unlikely to change U.S. policy, said Barbara K. Bodine, a former ambassador who is now a professor in the practice of diplomacy at Georgetown University.

“If they are to project China not as a big, threatening country, they send several pairs of overstuffed plush toys,” she said. “Pandas are cute, fat and fluffy. They sit all day and eat bamboos, then China is kind of this cuddly and fluffy country. It’s the best signaling.”

But “it doesn’t change the political discussion one whit,” Bodine said. “Public diplomacy can do only so much. It does not change the geopolitical, economic calculations. People don’t go home after the zoo to be OK for the U.S. to be flooded with cheap EVs (electric vehicles) from the panda land.”

Conservation, however, is keeping the two sides working together.

Zhang said there are benefits from sending pandas overseas.

“Pandas temporarily living abroad raises humans’ awareness of preservation, and promotes attention to our planet and the protection of biodiversity,” Zhang said. “Why isn’t it good?”

Zhang said pandas sent overseas have been selected for their good genes. “They have very high hereditary values. If they bear offspring, the cubs also will have very high hereditary values,” he said.

While Western research leads in genetic studies, China excels at feeding and behavioral training, he said. “It’s mutually complementary,” Zhang said. The ultimate goal, researchers say, is to help the bears return to the wild and survive, and a larger captive-bred panda population is the foundation for that effort.

The first giant pandas sent abroad were more gestures of goodwill than conservation pioneers from a Chinese communist government seeking to normalize its relations with the West. Beijing gave a pair of pandas — Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing — to the U.S. following President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972 and then other pandas to other countries, including Japan, France, Britain and Germany, over the next decade.

When the panda population dwindled in the 1980s, Beijing stopped gifting pandas but turned to more lucrative short-term leasing then longer-term collaboration with foreign zoos on research and breeding.

Under this kind of new arrangement, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian arrived at the National Zoo in 2000, with the ultimate goal of saving giant pandas in the wild. Over the 23 years Mei Xiang lived in the U.S. capital, she gave birth to four living cubs: Tai Shan in 2005, Bao Bao in 2013, Bei Bei in 2015, and Xiao Qi Ji in 2020. All have been returned to China.

Bei Bei, sent to China in 2019, walked over to a row of lined-up bamboo shoots last month, picked one up with his teeth and sat down to eat it as a cluster of visitors looked on at the Ya’an Bifengxia Panda Base. Staff described the nearly 9-year-old male as sociable.

Smithsonian scientists have been working to “unravel the mysteries of panda biology and behavior, gaining crucial insights into their nutritional needs, reproductive habits and genetic diversity,” the National Zoo says in its literature on the panda program.

Its ecologists have been working with Chinese partners to restore natural habitats for the giant panda, the zoo said.

Over the years, it has raised tens of millions of dollars to run the zoo’s panda conservation program, including an annual fee of $1 million to the China Wildlife Conservation Association.

“The purpose of the fund is stated very clearly — it’s scientific and research funds for the preservation of wild giant pandas and their habitats,” Zhang said. “They are very clear about this. It’s not an income of the Chinese government.”

Pandas born overseas can face a language barrier when they are sent to China, said Li Xiaoyan, the keeper for Bei Bei and two other bears from abroad.

“Some pandas may adapt very quickly and easily upon return, while others need a long time to adjust to a new environment, especially human factors such as language,” Li said. “Overseas, foreign languages are spoken. In China it’s Chinese that’s used, and even Sichuanese and the Ya’an dialect.”

AP video producer Caroline Chen contributed to this report from Ya’an, China.

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The winner in China's panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves

by Didi Tang

China's panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S. and Europe to protect the species, the number of giant pandas in the wild has risen to 1,900, up from about 1,100 in the 1980s, and they are no longer considered "at risk" of extinction but have been given the safer status of "vulnerable."

Americans can take some credit for this accomplishment, because conserving the species is not purely a Chinese undertaking but a global effort where U.S. scientists and researchers have played a critical role.

"We carry out scientific and research cooperation with San Diego Zoo and the zoo in Washington in the U.S., as well as European countries. They are more advanced in aspects such as veterinary medicine, genetics and vaccination, and we learn from them," said Zhang Hemin, chief expert at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in the southwestern Chinese city of Ya'an.

Zhang spoke to journalists during a recent government-organized media tour at the Ya'an Bifengxia Panda Base, home to 66 pandas that lolled about and chomped on stalks of bamboo in a tranquil setting rich with vegetation.

China's giant panda loan program has long been known as a tool of Beijing's soft-power diplomacy, but its conservation significance could have been an important reason Beijing is renewing its cooperation with U.S. zoos and sending new pairs of pandas at a time of otherwise sour relations.

A pair of pandas that arrived at the San Diego Zoo in June will debut to the public after several weeks of acclimation. Another pair will come to the Smithsonian's National Zoo later this year, and a third pair will settle in the San Francisco Zoo in the near future.

Their arrivals herald a new round of giant panda conservation cooperation, after the agreements from the first round—which began around 1998—ended in recent years. The ongoing difficulties in the U.S.-China relationship fueled worries Beijing was retreating from sending pandas abroad, but President Xi Jinping in November dispelled the worries with an announcement during a U.S. visit last year.

It is a brilliant move to soften China's image among Americans but is unlikely to change U.S. policy, said Barbara K. Bodine, a former ambassador who is now a professor in the practice of diplomacy at Georgetown University.

"If they are to project China not as a big, threatening country, they send several pairs of overstuffed plush toys," she said. "Pandas are cute, fat and fluffy. They sit all day and eat bamboos, then China is kind of this cuddly and fluffy country. It's the best signaling."

But "it doesn't change the political discussion one whit," Bodine said. "Public diplomacy can only do so much. It does not change the geopolitical, economic calculations. People don't go home after the zoo to be OK for the U.S. to be flooded with cheap EVs (electric vehicles) from the panda land."

Conservation, however, is keeping the two sides working together.

Zhang said there are benefits from sending pandas overseas.

"Pandas temporarily living abroad raise humans' awareness of preservation, and promote attention to our planet and the protection of biodiversity," Zhang said. "Why isn't it good?"

Zhang said pandas sent overseas have been selected for their good genes. "They have very high hereditary values. If they bear offspring, the cubs also will have very high hereditary values," he said.

While Western research leads in genetic studies, China excels at feeding and behavioral training, he said. "It's mutually complementary," Zhang said. The ultimate goal, researchers say, is to help the bears return to the wild and survive, and a larger captive-bred panda population is the foundation for that effort.

The first giant pandas sent abroad were more gestures of goodwill than conservation pioneers from a Chinese communist government seeking to normalize its relations with the West. Beijing gave a pair of pandas—Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing—to the U.S. following President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972 and then other pandas to other countries, including Japan, France, Britain and Germany, over the next decade.

When the panda population dwindled in the 1980s, Beijing stopped gifting pandas but turned to more lucrative short-term leasing then longer-term collaboration with foreign zoos on research and breeding.

Under this kind of new arrangement, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian arrived at the National Zoo in 2000, with the ultimate goal of saving giant pandas in the wild. Over the 23 years Mei Xiang lived in the U.S. capital, she gave birth to four living cubs: Tai Shan in 2005, Bao Bao in 2013, Bei Bei in 2015, and Xiao Qi Ji in 2020. All have been returned to China.

Bei Bei, sent to China in 2019, walked over to a row of lined-up bamboo shoots last month, picked one up with his teeth and sat down to eat it as a cluster of visitors looked on at the Ya'an Bifengxia Panda Base. Staff described the nearly 9-year-old male as sociable.

Smithsonian scientists have been working to "unravel the mysteries of panda biology and behavior, gaining crucial insights into their nutritional needs, reproductive habits and genetic diversity," the National Zoo says in its literature on the panda program.

Its ecologists have been working with Chinese partners to restore natural habitats for the giant panda, the zoo said.

Over the years, it has raised tens of millions of dollars to run the zoo's panda conservation program, including an annual fee of $1 million to the China Wildlife Conservation Association.

"The purpose of the fund is stated very clearly—it's scientific and research fund for the preservation of wild giant pandas and their habitats," Zhang said. "They are very clear about this. It's not an income of the Chinese government."

Pandas born overseas can face a language barrier when they are sent to China, said Li Xiaoyan, the keeper for Bei Bei and two other bears from abroad.

"Some pandas may adapt very quickly and easily upon return, while others need a long time to adjust to a new environment, especially human factors such as language," Li said. "Overseas, foreign languages are spoken. In China it's Chinese that's used, and even Sichuanese and the Ya'an dialect."

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