I've heard Americans label pandas as communist and should be treated as such. There was a British conservationist who argued the world should let pandas die-off because they're so fragile of species they wouldn't survive without human intervention so no money should be given to save them. You mean like all other animals that are threatened with extinction?
Now they want to claim pandas as theirs. Sort of like because they found Caucasian mummies in the Chinese far west, it must mean white people must be the reason why China even exists.
Why do they want to claim something they so despise? It's about absolute control of everything. Killing people is about control. Rape is about control. When you hear of men raping men in prison that are not gay, it's ultimately about control. The panda is China's cherished natural treasure... and they want to take that away. The West is disgusted with Chinese culture yet they want to claim it's theirs because it's about being in control and you would be nothing without them.
I come across people who are bothered that China in history referred to them as barbarians. Well when you transfer your issues you have with Chinese onto a bunch of animals just because they exist in a country you don't like, you are a barbarian.