Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta

A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States. Two giant pandas, a male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang, touched down at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday morning, according to Zoo Atlanta. The bears traveled overnight on a Fed Ex cargo plane emblazoned with a giant panda snacking on bamboo after leaving a breeding center in Chengdu, in southwestern China.

The duo traveled in custom-built crates under the supervision of Zoo Atlanta animal specialists. “The pandas were the sole cargo aboard the aircraft, accompanied only by fresh bamboo, water, and an assortment of their favorite treats,” according to Fed Ex.

Un especial entrega llegó a Atlanta el domingo, tres días después de que Xi Jinping, líder de China, dijera que su país pronto enviaría 'enviados de amistad' a los Estados Unidos. Dos osos gigantes, un

周日，一次特别的抵达在亚特兰大发生，三天前，中国国家主席习近平表示，他的国家将很快向美国派遣‘友谊使者’。两只大熊猫，一只名为 Ping Ping 的雄性大熊猫和一只名为 Fu Shuang 的雌性大熊猫，于周日早上抵达哈茨菲尔德-杰克逊亚特兰大国际机场，据亚特兰大动物园称。这些熊在离开中国西南部成都的繁殖中心后，乘坐联邦快递（Fed Ex）货机夜间运输，飞机上印有大熊猫吃竹子的图案。这对大熊猫在亚特兰大动物园动物专家的监督下，乘坐定制的运输箱进行运输。据联邦快递称，‘大熊猫是飞机上唯一的货物，仅伴有新鲜竹子、水和它们最爱的各种零食。’