In lead-up to Trump’s Beijing visit, China announces 2 pandas are headed to US zoo
Just weeks before US President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing next month, China is sending two giant pandas to Atlanta in what observers describe as a “goodwill gesture” amid persistent tensions that range from trade to broader security issues.
In a press release on Friday, the China Wildlife Conservation Association said male panda Ping Ping and female Fu Shuang would travel to the US under a 10-year conservation agreement signed with Zoo Atlanta last year.
China’s state media,...