Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 — Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States yesterday, Beijing and the Atlan...
China has sent two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, to the United States as part of their "panda diplomacy" program. The bears arrived in Atlanta, Georgia on a chartered flight operated by FedEx, nicknamed the "FedEx Panda Express". The pandas will be hosted at Zoo Atlanta for the next 10 years, where they will be housed in a biosecure area for a quarantine period.
This transfer comes after China's President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, where it was announced during the summit. Giant pandas have been used by China as soft-power ambassadors for decades, with the first pair gifted to the United States in 1972 following President Nixon's historic visit.
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