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China sends two giant pandas to Atlanta zoo after Xi-Trump summit
September 27, 2026 at 03:57 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 6 hours
China has flown two giant pandas to Atlanta on a 10-year loan announced during Xi Jinping's summit with Donald Trump in Washington.
- Ping Ping and Fu Shuang departed Chengdu early Sunday on a chartered flight bound for Zoo Atlanta.
- The departure was announced Thursday during Xi's three-day visit to Washington for talks with Trump.
- Both pandas, born in 2020, are the first to arrive in Atlanta since its last pandas left for China in 2024.