China to send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta
Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 26 Sept, 01:24 · Archive
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that two giant pandas will be sent to Zoo Atlanta.
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced during a White House meeting that two giant pandas will be loaned to Zoo Atlanta, the first pandas at the zoo since 2024. Xi described the move as demonstrating 'friendship between the Chinese and Americans'. The loan will bring the total number of Chinese pandas in the United States to six.
How it is being reported
- What to know about "panda diplomacy" as China sends 2 more furry friends to U.S.China says it's sending two pandas to Zoo Atlanta, bringing the total number of Chinese pandas in the U.S. to six. Neil Thomas, senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center for China Analysis, joins CBS News to discuss the ins and outs of panda diplomacy.CBS News · 26 Sept, 01:13
- Atlanta is getting pandas: China's Xi revives a longtime diplomatic strategy at summit with U.S.Chinese President Xi Jinping promised two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, reviving Beijing's decades-old charm offensive.CNBC · 25 Sept, 02:12
- Two giant pandas from China will arrive at Atlanta zoo in coming days, Xi saysXi celebrated the loan program as showing ‘friendship between the Chinese and Americans’Independent World · 24 Sept, 18:29
- Pandas coming back to Zoo Atlanta for first time since 2024During a meeting at the White House, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that two pandas will be coming to Zoo Atlanta, the first at the zoo since 2024.CBS News · 24 Sept, 16:53
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