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China Sends Two Pandas to Atlanta Ahead of Trump Visit

4/25/2026

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China will send male panda Ping Ping and female panda Fu Shuang to Zoo Atlanta under a 10-year conservation agreement.
Chinese specialists are guiding Zoo Atlanta on enclosure standards, feeding and health-care protocols as the loan serves Beijing’s soft-power outreach ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned visit to China.
The agreement continues a partnership that began in 1999 and produced seven cubs from pandas Lun Lun and Yang Yang.

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China will send male panda Ping Ping and female panda Fu Shuang to Zoo Atlanta under a 10-year conservation agreement.
Chinese specialists are guiding Zoo Atlanta on enclosure standards, feeding and health-care protocols as the loan serves Beijing’s soft-power outreach ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned visit to China.
The agreement continues a partnership that began in 1999 and produced seven cubs from pandas Lun Lun and Yang Yang.