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Today — 28 September 2026Main stream

Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta

✇NYT - World
By: Leo Sands and Sean Keenan
28 September 2026 at 08:10
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.

© Ariana Drehsler for The New York Times

Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male panda, at the San Diego Zoo in 2024. Two pandas were sent on Sunday to Zoo Atlanta, bringing the total number of giant pandas in the United States to six.

China to Send Pandas to Zoo Atlanta, Xi Says

✇NYT - World
By: Edward Wong
25 September 2026 at 18:10
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said two pandas would arrive soon at Zoo Atlanta. Panda diplomacy has been a cornerstone of U.S.-China relations.

© Jessica McGowan for The New York Times

Lun Lun, a female panda, in her habitat at Zoo Atlanta in 2006. She was returned to China in 2024.
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