Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are the first pandas to enter the United States in 21 years.
Two giant pandas have made their debut at San Diego Zoo, California, after months of preparation.Yun Chuan and Xin Bao were unveiled on Thursday during an opening ceremony attended by hundreds. The pair are the first pandas to enter the United States in 21 years.Having journeyed nearly 7,000 miles from the mountainous region of Sichuan, the duo are now the stars of San Diego Zoo and its surrounding community.
The political significance of this move has not gone unnoticed—the ceremony was attended by Gavin Newsom, governor of California, and by Xie Feng, Chinese ambassador to the United States'Last November, President Xi Jinping announced in San Francisco that China is ready to continue cooperation with the U.S. on panda conservation,' said Feng in his speech.
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