China to send 2 giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, President Xi Jinping says: "Envoy of friendship"
The move follows a new conservation agreement that restores giant pandas to the zoo after Atlanta lost its last four bears in 2024.
- On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced during a White House meeting that China will send two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, to Zoo Atlanta, calling them an "envoy of friendship."
- Zoo Atlanta previously hosted pandas Lun Lun and Yang Yang, who departed for China in October 2024, leaving only the National Zoo and San Diego Zoo with pandas in the United States.
- Under a new research agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association, zoo officials are conducting facility upgrades with technical guidance from Chinese experts, though no arrival date has been disclosed.
- Giant pandas have served as a symbol of U.S.-China friendship since Beijing gifted a pair to the National Zoo in 1972, with China using the loan program as a diplomatic tool.
- Beyond the panda announcement, Xi and Trump addressed difficult bilateral issues during the state visit, with Xi stating competition should be healthy rather than a "wrestle" between the two nations.
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China's Xi says 2 giant pandas will arrive at Atlanta's zoo in the coming days
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington.
The so-called “panda diplomacy” is a practice used by China for decades, based on the temporary loan of giant pandas.
In a few days, two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will arrive at their new home in Zoo Atlanta
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lrytas.ltChina is continuing its famous “panda diplomacy.” Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced Thursday during a state visit to Washington that Zoo Atlanta in the southeastern United States will soon welcome two new giant pandas.
The "panda diplomacy," which was temporarily suspended, is back in action. China sent two pandas to the Atlanta Zoo in the US, and Xi Jinping described this move as a demonstration of friendship between the peoples of the two countries.
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