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  "id": 10121420,
  "title": "China sends two giant pandas to US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-sends-two-giant-pandas-to-us-10121420",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T02:06:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/27/china-sends-two-giant-pandas-to-us"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China has sent two giant pandas to the United States, according to state media. The pandas, named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, left Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport early Sunday morning on a chartered plane, as reported by Xinhua. The transfer of the black and white mammals is part of China's panda diplomacy program, which aims to strengthen foreign relations through the popular animals.\n\nThe giant pandas are scheduled to spend the next decade at a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia. A farewell ceremony was held for the pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding before their journey. In a separate diplomatic move, Beijing recalled two of its pandas from Japan earlier this year, following a disagreement that began when Japan's prime minister suggested military intervention in response to an attack on Taiwan.",
  "summary": "Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are headed to a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, where they will be spending the next 10 years.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "China sends two giant pandas to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-sends-two-giant-pandas-to-us",
        "published": "2026-09-27T02:06:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Cutest diplomats ever: China sends two giant pandas to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/cutest-diplomats-ever-china-sends-two-giant-pandas-to-us",
        "published": "2026-09-27T02:38:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "China sends two giant pandas to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-sends-two-giant-pandas-to-us-10136464",
        "published": "2026-09-27T04:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "China sends two giant pandas to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-sends-two-giant-pandas-to-us-10140276",
        "published": "2026-09-27T05:10:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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