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Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
CBS News and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedATLANTA — A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Giant pandas settle into Zoo Atlanta home after journey from China". The center frames it as "Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta".
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Left / center-leftGiant pandas settle into Zoo Atlanta home after journey from China
CBS News · Center-left · News report
CenterGiant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
The Columbian (Vancouver WA) · Center · News report
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Giant pandas settle into Zoo Atlanta home after journey from China
After a 16-hour flight from China on a custom plane and a police escort from the airport to an Atlanta zoo, America's newest giant pandas are in their new home and are getting ready to meet...
Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
