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.

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.

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington's newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a pair of three-year-old giant pandas made their public debut at the National Zoo.

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol.

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.

WASHINGTON - Washington, D.C.'s panda drought ended Friday when three-year-old giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut at the National Zoo. The pandas arrived from China last ...

The National ... China works The zoo pays its Chinese partners $1 million a year to house the pandas. The money goes directly to panda conservation efforts in China. With the pandas comes other perks for the zoo: An extra bump in visitors and in-park ...