Xi Jinping hints China could send new pandas to US as 'envoys of friendship'
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested Wednesday China could send new pandas to the United States, calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples," in the latest gesture aimed at easing fraught ties between the two powers.
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President Xi Jinping of China said his country may keep sending giant pandas to the United States, even though the National Zoo in Washington sent three of them back to China last week.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested Wednesday China could send new pandas to the United States, calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples," in the latest gesture aimed at easing fraught ties between the two powers.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s appearance at the event, which was criticized by lawmakers and rights groups, followed a four-hour summit with President Joe Biden.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his intention to send new giant pandas to the U.S. as "envoys of friendship" during a meeting with President Joe Biden.
(CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested Wednesday China could send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and
"We obviously appreciated having them here. And we respect the sovereign decision that China made to remove some of the pandas," spokesman John Kirby said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping appears ready to deploy his country's soft power after his summit with US President Joe Biden -- in the form of cuddly pandas.
SAN FRANCISCO >> Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.”
The United States may not be without the presence of giant pandas for long after Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated on Wednesday that he is open to continuing the conservation program.
“I was told that many American people, especially children, were really reluctant to say goodbye to the pandas, and went to the zoo to see them off,” Xi said.
The gesture came at the end of a day in which the Chinese President and Joe Biden held their first face to face meeting in a year and pledged to try to reduce tensions.
The Biden administration viewed Chinese President Xi Jinping's hint of sending more pandas to the U.S. as a “goodwill gesture,” a senior administration official said.
Following his highly anticipated meeting with Biden, Xi suggested his country would send the United States more pandas, according to The Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping is signaling that China will send new pandas to the United States. Xi calls pandas “envoys of friendship" between the Chinese and American people. During a
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