What happened
The Smithsonian National Zoo said Wednesday that China is sending two giant pandas to Washington, D.C., before the end of the year. Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 2, will arrive roughly a year after the zoo’s previous pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang — Bao Li’s grandparents — returned to China with their cub, Xiao Qi Ji.
Who said what
The announcement “was a surprise, given the tense relationship between the United States and China,” The Washington Post said. Only one panda family remains in the U.S., at Zoo Atlanta, and they will “return to China later this year,” The Associated Press said. The San Diego Zoo could get a pair of pandas this summer.
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