via World news | The Guardian — Pandas departed Chengdu for their new homes in Georgia as part of agreement between Chinese and US governments Two giant pandas departed Chengdu in south-western China early on Sunday for their new homes in Atlanta , Georgia, as part of an agreement between the Chinese and US governments. While in Washington DC for a three - day summit with Donald Trump , Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that the pandas would arrive in Atlanta in the coming days. The loan of the pandas to the Atlanta zoo w

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) — Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, are set to arrive at the zoo in Atlanta in the coming days, as China-US ties take centre stage during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States (US). The pandas, which Xi described as “envoys of friendship” between the Chinese and American peoples, were among the points he raised in his remarks at a welcoming ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday night. China first sent giant pandas to the US in 1972, when Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing arrived at the […]

via Home - CBSNews.com — President Trump honored Chinese President Xi Jinping with a state dinner on Thursday. Xi announced a new gift of giant pandas, on their way to a zoo in Atlanta, part of what Xi called an "envoy of friendship" between the two nations.