Giant pandas arrive in Atlanta as part of 10-year US-China agreement

Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived in Georgia on a 10-year loan as a gesture of soft power from China. Their transfer from Chengdu to Zoo Atlanta follows an agreement between the zoo and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, and was announced by Xi Jinping during a White House visit. Zoo Atlanta upgraded its panda habitats and secured a long-term supply of local bamboo to prepare for their arrival, which took 16 hours. The transfer occurred after a high-level summit in Washington between Trump and Xi, with no major policy breakthroughs on key issues.