Xi Sends Pandas To Atlanta

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit

President Trump pressed his personal brand of diplomacy as President Xi Jinping of China made his first trip to the White House in more than a decade.

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September 25, 2026 at 10:53 AM

by Steven H. Seggie

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Steven Seggie

@stevenhseggie.bsky.social

I was involved in bringing Panda Express to the UK but it fell through. And it would have worked but 🤷🏻‍♂️

September 25, 2026 at 10:05 AM

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

How the pandas helped China rise to a world power

Xi Jinping had a gift for Donald Trump: the pandas' return to Atlanta. A story about the world's arguably most influential animals.

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by Ann Bartow

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Ann Bartow

@annbartow.bsky.social

If you go to a panda preserve in China and pay a lot of money and put on a hazmat suit you can hold one. Or at least you could. I don't know if you still can.

September 25, 2026 at 4:11 AM

New York Times

Pandas and Eagles and A.I., Oh My! Trump Throws a State Dinner for Xi

Altman. Musk. Huang. Bezos. They all came to the White House Thursday night, though you might not have seen it on TV.

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by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Trump rolls out red carpets for Communist China leader Xi, though he has portrayed China's communist system as a global menace www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump rolls out red carpets for Xi Jinping, though he has portrayed China as a global menace

Just two months ago, President Donald Trump gave a primetime speech accusing China of interfering in the 2020 election.

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September 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM

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by Michael E. Mann

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Semafor

@semafor.com

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s full day in Washington has so far yielded few announcements, despite a host of thorny issues on the table.

www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

September 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Trump and Xi's summit revives panda diplomacy www.axios.com/2026/09/24/x...

Trump and Xi's summit revives panda diplomacy

Xi said China's newest "envoys of friendship" will be headed to Zoo Atlanta.

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September 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM

by David Darmofal

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

I see Mike Lee is still first mate on the S.S. Titanic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Sen. Mike Lee: "I won't be a bit surprised if President Trump decides at one point to say, 'You know, President Xi, let's go visit Panda Express and see what you think of their broccoli beef.' I'd love to see that happen. That's the kind of thing President Trump likes to do."

September 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Sen. Mike Lee: "I won't be a bit surprised if President Trump decides at one point to say, 'You know, President Xi, let's go visit Panda Express and see what you think of their broccoli beef.' I'd love to see that happen. That's the kind of thing President Trump likes to do."

September 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

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HVG

Panda diplomacy returns: Xi Jinping gifts two giant pandas to the United States

As a sign of friendship between the two countries, Xi Jinping sends two pandas to Zoo Atlanta

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New York Times

China to Send Pandas to Zoo Atlanta, Xi Says

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said two pandas would arrive soon at Zoo Atlanta. Panda diplomacy has been a cornerstone of U. S. -China relations.

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by Diane Coyle

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Diane Coyle

@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

I hope somebody one day writes the panda perspective on panda diplomacy.

Reuters @reuters.com · 19h

China's Xi says pandas will soon arrive in Atlanta reut.rs/3VtS4fO

China's Xi says pandas will soon arrive in Atlanta

Chinese President Xi Jinping has news for the people of Atlanta: The pandas are coming.

reut.rs

September 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM

Reposted by Diane Coyle

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Reuters

@reuters.com

China's Xi says pandas will soon arrive in Atlanta reut.rs/3VtS4fO

China's Xi says pandas will soon arrive in Atlanta

Chinese President Xi Jinping has news for the people of Atlanta: The pandas are coming.

reut.rs

September 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM

Reposted by Naomi Wolf

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by David Darmofal

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Trump & Xi's Manel.

Xi Jinping, China's president, from center left, US President Donald...

Xi Jinping, China's president, from center left, US President Donald Trump, US Vice President JD Vance, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a meeting.....

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September 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM

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