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Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between China and the rest of the world.

Their presence there may be short-lived, but it puts on full display how many Americans—those who live outside the fiercely anti-China bubble of Washington, D.C.—feel about the government’s ...

Washington, D.C.'s panda drought will end Friday when giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut at the National Zoo.

For the first time since the arrival of pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, the Smithsonian National Zoo opened its panda exhibit to the public on Friday.

Giant pandas have returned for public viewing at the Washington, D.C., National Zoo after visitors were temporarily deprived of them for months. China sent the two 3-year-old panda bears, Qing Bao and Bao Li, to the United States in October. The bears have been acclimating to their new home in Washington but will be open to the public Friday.

Two new giant pandas from China made their debut in Washington D.C.'s National Zoo on Friday. The bears arrived in the nation's capital in October, but spent several months acclimating before being introduced to crowds.

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.

(Florence Lo/Pool Photo via AP) Vice President-elect J.D. Vance met with Han Zheng, the Vice President of China, on Sunday morning. Zheng is in Washington D.C. as one of the many foreign leaders ...

Warren P. Strobel is a reporter at The Washington Post covering U.S. intelligence. He has written about U.S. security policies under seven presidents, and reported from Europe, the Middle East and West Africa.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump will discuss the Indo-Pacific region and bilateral support between Japan and the United States on Feb. 7.

Washington, D.C.'s panda drought will end Friday when giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut at the National Zoo.