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.
Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to settle in, they're making their public debut at the National Zoo.
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The wait is over! The Smithsonian National Zoo's newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are set to make their public debut Friday.
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The National Zoo of Washington introduced its new pair of giant pandas to the public this Friday, which arrived in the country from China as part of a conservation agreement with the authorities of the Asian giant.
Everyone will finally be able to experience D.C.’s ‘pandamonium’ on Friday as the public will get their first glimpse of the National Zoo’s
WASHINGTON — Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on Friday. Zoo workers and city officials held a special ceremony to unveil the pandas to the public, declaring the Zoo the "District of Panda."
Washington and much of the country have been fixated on two newcomers to Washington, D.C., that have stolen attention but have no connection to politics. NBC News' Tom Costello reports on the official public debut of the new pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo.