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Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrive in Atlanta

Original: Two giant pandas, a male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang, arrived in Atlanta on Sunday, three days President Xi Jinping of China said he’d send “envoys of friendship” to the U.S.

Two giant pandas, a male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang, arrived in Atlanta on Sunday. The arrival came three days after Chinese President Xi Jinping said he would send 'envoys of friendship' to the United States, framing the panda loan as a gesture of goodwill between the two countries.

Why now: The pandas' arrival follows Xi Jinping's announcement, making them a visible symbol of warming US-China diplomacy.

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• Two giant pandas, a male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang, arrived in Atlanta on Sunday, three days President Xi Jinping of China said he’d send “envoys of friendship” to the U.S. · facebook.com

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