Two giant pandas set off to Atlanta zoo from China after Xi-Trump summit
Summary
Two giant pandas named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang left Chengdu, China, to live at the Atlanta Zoo in Georgia. This move is part of a 10-year loan agreement announced during President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S. and his meeting with President Donald Trump.Key Facts
- The pandas are traveling from Chengdu, China, to Atlanta, Georgia.
- The loan agreement started during President Xi Jinping’s summit with President Donald Trump in Washington DC.
- The two pandas, Ping Ping (male) and Fu Shuang (female), were born in 2020.
- They will stay on loan at Zoo Atlanta for 10 years.
- Atlanta’s last pandas left in 2024, leaving the zoo without pandas until now.
- Both pandas were raised at the Chengdu research base for giant panda breeding.
- Panda loans have been a way for China to build goodwill with other countries.
- President Xi called the loan program a sign of friendship between China and the U.S.
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