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Politics● LowSep 24 · Sep 24, 2026, 4:49 PM

Xi comes bearing gifts: 2 giant pandas and 100,000 student visas

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the White House on Thursday he was gifting the U.S. with two giant pandas and invitations for 100,000 U.S. students to study in China. “The giant panda has been an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and the Americans,” Xi said, speaking alongside President Trump and other officials from…

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