China sends 2 giant pandas to US after Washington summit
China sent two giant pandas to the United States on Sunday following a Washington summit between the two countries. The pandas’ transfer had already been agreed, but their departure was announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. China has long used panda loans to strengthen ties with other countries. Ping Ping and Fu Shuang left […]
China sent two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, to the United States on Sunday. According to DW News, the pandas were transported on a FedEx plane, equipped with steamed corn buns, carrots, and bamboo for the flight.
The pandas' transfer had already been agreed upon, but their departure was announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington. The loan of the pandas to Zoo Atlanta is one of the few concrete outcomes of the summit between Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.
The pandas, both born in 2020, will be on loan to Zoo Atlanta for 10 years as part of the agreement. They were relocated from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. According to The Mainichi, Atlanta's zoo had been without pandas since 2024.
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