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China sends two pandas to Zoo Atlanta

Original: China’s panda diplomacy takes flight as two new arrivals head for Atlanta

China is sending two new giant pandas to Atlanta, continuing its long-standing practice of 'panda diplomacy' in which the animals are loaned abroad as a gesture of goodwill. The arrival is being covered widely as a sign of warmer China-US engagement, since pandas were previously withdrawn from American zoos amid strained relations. Zoo Atlanta is expected to become one of the few US homes for the species.

Why now: The panda transfer is seen as a symbolic thaw in China-US relations and a rare feel-good diplomacy story.

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• China’s panda diplomacy takes flight as two new arrivals head for Atlanta · CNN
• China’s panda diplomacy takes flight as two new arrivals head for Atlanta · CNN

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