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- 1Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrive in the US▼Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrive in the US from China, the latest emissaries in Beijing's long tradition of "panda diploma
Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang have arrived in the United States from China, continuing Beijing's long-running practice of panda diplomacy, in which pandas are loaned abroad as gestures of goodwill. Their arrival makes them the newest animal ambassadors sent by Beijing to deepen ties with Washington, and the story is drawing wide attention as a rare positive note in US-China relations.
- 2Body language and ping-pong: decoding Xi-Trump meeting symbolism▼From body language to ping-pong, decoding the symbolism during Xi-Trump meeting
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have met in person, and analysts are scrutinising every detail of the encounter — from handshake and body language to a reported ping-pong gesture — for signs of the state of US-China relations. Commentators say the symbolism is being read as carefully as any substantive outcome, with observers weighing what each visual cue signals about cooperation and rivalry between the two powers.
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Veterans of the historic 1970s ping-pong diplomacy exchanges between China and the United States are voicing hope that relations between the two countries can improve. Their appeal recalls how a simple table tennis tour helped thaw decades of hostility and led to renewed contacts between Beijing and Washington. The former players are calling on both governments to draw on that spirit of goodwill at a time when bilateral ties remain strained over trade, technology and security disputes.