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Farewell Fu Ni and Wang Wang: is Australia about to meet a new panda duo?

Farewell Fu Ni and Wang Wang: is Australia about to meet a new panda duo?

Pair of panda diplomats loaned to Adelaide zoo in 2009 are expected to return to China soon

After more than 15 years, the Chinese government is expected to announce that Australia’s imported gentle giants, Fu Ni and Wang Wang, will soon be replaced by a new duo.

Ahead of the Chinese premier Li Qiang’s visit to Adelaide this weekend, speculation has grown about the future of Fu Ni and Wang Wang, with Anthony Albanese remarking that his government is “pro-panda”, and the Coalition’s foreign affairs spokesperson, Simon Birmingham, stressing the importance of panda diplomacy “cultural exchange”.

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