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Giant Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang Arrive in Atlanta Under US-China Agreement
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News18•27-09-2026, 22:30
Giant Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang Arrive in Atlanta Under US-China Agreement
- •Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived in Atlanta on Sunday morning as part of a new agreement between the Chinese and American governments.
- •The pandas departed Chengdu, China, aboard a dedicated "FedEx Panda Express" Boeing 777 aircraft.
- •Zoo Atlanta is now one of three zoos in the US to house giant pandas, following a new agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
- •Visitors will need to wait about a month to see the pandas as they undergo quarantine in a biosecure area of the zoo's new giant panda complex.
- •The 10-year loan of Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, both born in 2020, was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit with US President Donald Trump, highlighting China's "panda diplomacy".
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Two giant pandas named Ping Ping (male) and Fu Shuang (female) arrived in Atlanta on Sunday morning aboard a FedEx Boeing 777 aircraft. Born in 2020, both pandas were previously kept at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwestern China before being transferred under a new government agreement.
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang will be on loan to Zoo Atlanta for a period of 10 years as part of the agreement between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and Zoo Atlanta.
Visitors will have to wait approximately a month to see the pandas, as Ping Ping and Fu Shuang must undergo quarantine in a biosecure area of the park's new giant panda complex. Park officials have not yet confirmed a specific public opening date.
