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Pandas return Giant panda Qing Bao inspects her exhibit during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant panda Bao Li plays with toys during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant pandas Bao Li eats an apple during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return People look as Giant panda Bao Li inspects his exhibit during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Children have a selfie taken with Giant panda Bao Li (C, rear) during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant panda Qing Bao inspects her enclosure during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return People watch as Giant panda Bao Li inspects his enclosure during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Children look as Giant panda Qing Bao inspects her exhibit during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Giant pandas Bao Li eats an apple during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Pandas return Male giant panda Bao Li is seen at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 9, 2025. The Smithsonian's National Zoo hosted a media preview event for Chinese media on Friday, where giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their debut before the press. (Photo by Deng Xianlai/Xinhua via Getty Images) (Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima)

Pandas return Female giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 9, 2025. The Smithsonian's National Zoo hosted a media preview event for Chinese media on Jan. 9, where giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their debut before the press. (Photo by Deng Xianlai/Xinhua via Getty Images) (Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima)

Pandas return WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 2: With the National Cathedral looming in the background, giant panda bear Qing Bao settles herself high in a tree at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on January 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. Until the pandas Qing Bow and her male companion, Bao Li, arrived from China on October 15, pandas had been absent from the National Zoo for almost a year. The new animals have replaced the zoo's last giant pandas, Mei Xiang, 26, a female, Tian Tian, 27, a male, and their male offspring, Xiao Qi Ji, 4. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im)

Pandas return WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 2: Giant panda bear Bao Li munches on bamboo at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on January 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. Until the pandas Qing Bow and her male companion, Bao Li, arrived from China on October 15, pandas had been absent from the National Zoo for almost a year. The new animals have replaced the zoo's last giant pandas, Mei Xiang, 26, a female, Tian Tian, 27, a male, and their male offspring, Xiao Qi Ji, 4. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im)

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