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One of the two Chinese panda bears is munching while German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping visit their compound during a welcome ceremony at the zoo in Berlin, Germany on July 5.

Two giant pandas have a new home in Berlin, the latest stop for China’s ‘panda diplomacy’

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Chancellor Angela Merkel promised to make China’s new “special envoys” feel welcome in Berlin. She was, of course, talking about two giant pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing.

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