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New pair of pandas arrives from China to Washington after 11-month hiatus

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New pair of pandas arrives from China to Washington after 11-month hiatus

Bao Li and Qing Bao head to National Zoo quelling fears that diplomatic strains could threaten popular panda program

The US National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end.

Eleven months after the zoo in Washington DC sent its three wildly popular pandas – Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji – back to China, a new pair of bears arrived in the US.

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