Giant pandas arrive in Atlanta after Trump-Xi meeting

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White House Headlines - September 28, 2026

White House Headlines - September 28, 2026

Two giant pandas touched down in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Chinese President Xi Jinping announced their impending arrival.

The pandas, male Ping Ping and female Fu Shuang, arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to Zoo Atlanta. The bears arrived via a FedEx-donated Boeing 777 aircraft that features a panda eating bamboo painted near the front of the fuselage. 

Ping Ping and Fu Shuang were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in 2020. They are not yet visible and will be quarantined for roughly a month, the zoo noted.

Raymond King, the president and CEO of Zoo Atlanta, said........

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