China’s giant pandas Pingping and Fushuang departed Chengdu for Zoo Atlanta early Sunday on a chartered flight, beginning a 10-year stay in the US, China Central Television reported on Sunday

Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang will make their debut to the public next month. Zoo Atlanta announced Tuesday that the two giant pandas will be introduced Nov. 6 in the zoo's new Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, which also opens on the same day.

PANDA DIPLOMACY: Americans can now visit pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang at Zoo Atlanta, where they had been in quarantine since arriving from China on a “Panda Express” flight in late September. Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are the first pandas from Beijing in the U.S. since a previous pair returned to China two years ago.

Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, departed Chengdu for Atlanta Zoo early this morning, kicking off a 10-year stay in the US. A farewell ceremony was held at the breeding base before their flight. Safe travels, you fluffy ambassadors.

A new pair of giant pandas from China – male Ping Ping and female Fu Shuang – will travel to the United States under a new 10-year conservation cooperation agreement between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and Zoo Atlanta.

On April 16, 1972, giant pandas Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing arrived at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington DC, as a gift from China following President Richard Nixon's historic visit in February. First Lady Pat Nixon was pictured with the Chinese delegation visiting them at the zoo. I expect the Trump family to turn the panda diplomacy into a PR stunt. Lore: Nixon good, Trump better. Fictional headline: On September 23-25, giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrive at the Zoo Atlanta, as a gift from China following President Donald Trump's historic visit with President Xi Jinping in March.