How a red-crowned crane became an unlikely ambassador for friendship and cooperation between China and the United States

Beijing Review | Jun 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
  • As California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife toured the Jiangsu Yancheng Wetland & Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, in 2023, a one-year-old red-crowned crane wandered out of the flock and joined the visiting delegation.