San Diego Zoo is welcoming two new giant pandas from China as part of a new phase in 'panda diplomacy' between the countries.
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00:00It's the beginning of a new era in panda diplomacy.
00:05The San Diego Zoo's newest giant pandas are on their way from China, marking the first
00:09time Beijing loaned pandas to the U.S. in two decades.
00:14Chinese state media reports the two pandas left China Wednesday night for a chartered
00:18flight to their new home in California.
00:21Zoo officials say the pandas won't be viewable to the public for a few weeks as they get
00:26used to their new surroundings.
00:28The panda loan marks a step forward for relations between the U.S. and China as they try to
00:34repair ties strained by disputes over trade, technology, the status of Taiwan and other
00:41issues between the world's two largest economies.