Relations Not only Gifts

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The Statue of Liberty

Here we will explore thr biggest. oddest and most expensive and admirable gifts that countries have exchanged
Some of these are heart warming, some of them symbolic and some are just outright strang

It was given to the United States by the people of France in 1886, to represent the friendship between the two countries established during the American Revolution.[2]

It is a well-known fact that the statue of liberty was a gift from the French to the americans Gifted in 1886 it stands at 93 meters tall

Why it is constructed to commemorate the alliance of France and Unite states during the american revolution leading to the US declaration of independance from British

A Christmas Tree

Norway fell in one day to the Nazis, and their exiled government took refuge in London, where they were able to coordinate resistance strategies and attempts.

Since 1947, Norway have sent a 20 + meter spruce tree to the UK every year where it stands in Trafalgar square for the Christamas season

This is an annual tradition that commemorates the assistance Britain gave to Norway in resisting Nazi occupation

Every year a Norwagian spruce is carefully selected.cut down and sent from Norway to the UK as symbol of friendship and support duringthe 2nd world war

Two Giant Pandas

China gave two Giant pandas to the National Zoo in washington D C following a diplmatic visit from Richard Nixon

The visit was highly sumbolic it represented the end of 25 years of no communication or diplomacy between the two countries

We hope america and China can reminisce on their friendly days as the two nations are going through a bit of a rough patch in their diplomacy these days

U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China