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China's panda diplomats en route to Atlanta
A new pair of giant pandas from China is traveling to Zoo Atlanta as part of China's longstanding 'panda diplomacy' program, in which the animals are loaned to foreign zoos as a gesture of goodwill. The arrival continues a tradition of using pandas to signal warmer relations between Beijing and the United States, and zoos typically mark such arrivals with major public celebrations.
Why now: Panda loans are closely watched as a barometer of US-China relations, and the animals' arrival is a rare positive gesture between the two countries.
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