Xi unveils Panda diplomacy at White House, announces 100,000 student visa initiative

Washington, Sep 24 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the White House on Thursday that he was gifting the US with two giant pandas -- Ping Ping and Fu Shuang -- and invitations for 100,000 US 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 the US and China. "Here, I have a piece of good news. In a few days, two pandas - Ping Ping and Fu Shuang - will come to their new home in Zoo…