
Pandas named 'Ping Ping' and 'Fu Shuang' from Chingdu are being loaned to the Atlanta Zoo for 10 years.
Pandas named 'Ping Ping' and 'Fu Shuang', living in China's Chingdu base, were loaned to the Atlanta Zoo in the USA for 10 years.
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The previous pandas at Zoo Atlanta were returned to China in 2024.
Pandas "Ping Ping" and "Fu Shuang", living at the Chingdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in China's Sichuan province, were sent to the USA by plane this morning.
During his visit to Washington on September 23-25, President Xi stated that the pandas would come to their new home, Atlanta, in a few days and meet the American people.
Describing the sending of pandas to the USA as "good news", Xi said that it was an example of friendship between the Chinese and Americans.
THEY ARE LOANED FOR 10 YEARS
The pandas are on loan for 10 years under a conservation agreement between the China Wildlife Conservation Society and Zoo Atlanta.
The last pandas living in Zoo Atlanta were returned to China in 2024. The panda lending program was suspended for a period due to tensions between Beijing and Washington.

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