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Xiannu and Bili: panda diplomats
It is another example of what is often called panda diplomacy - a pair of giant pandas have arrived in Japan from China.
Xiannu and Bili, both five years old, reached Tokyo's zoo late at night to the type of welcome only visiting dignitaries might expect.
Roland Buerk reports.
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