Two giant pandas set off to Atlanta zoo from China after Xi-Trump summit

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Two giant pandas departed Chengdu, China, for the Atlanta Zoo in Georgia as part of a loan agreement between China and the United States announced during the Xi-Trump summit. The transfer symbolizes diplomatic goodwill amidst ongoing bilateral differences.

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 was one of the few concrete outcomes to come out of Xi’s state visit with the US president, which saw expressions of goodwill between the leaders, but no fixes to any of the longstanding differences between the two countries. Continue reading...