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- 1Two giant pandas head to Atlanta as China renews panda diplomacy▼China’s panda diplomacy takes flight as two new arrivals head for Atlanta
China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, a fresh sign of Beijing reviving its long-running panda diplomacy with the United States. The animals will travel from China to Atlanta, where they are expected to become a major visitor draw. Observers see the loan as a gesture of goodwill in bilateral relations, following earlier panda returns from Washington and other US zoos in recent years.
- 2Two Giant Pandas Fly From China to New Atlanta Home●Two giant pandas have left China on a flight bound for their new home at a zoo in Atlanta, where they will live on loan
Two giant pandas have left China on a flight to Atlanta, where they will live at the city's zoo on loan from the Chinese government. The transfer is the latest instance of Beijing's long-standing practice of "panda diplomacy," using the animals to strengthen ties with other countries.
- 3China sends two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta after Trump-Xi summit●Panda diplomacy: China sends two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta after Trump-Xi summit
China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, following a summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The move is widely read as a revival of panda diplomacy, Beijing's long-standing practice of lending pandas to signal warmer ties with other countries. Pandas returned from the US in recent years amid strained relations, so the new loan is being taken as a sign of a thaw between Washington and Beijing.