This isn't your typical cargo plane touching down in France.<br/> In its belly are two very important diplomats - a pair of giant pandas.<br/> China has donated the bears to a zoo in the city of St. Aignan - marking the first time in a decade that giant pandas have resided in France.<br/> Since the 1950s, China has sent the bears abroad as gestures of political goodwill in what has come to be known as "panda diplomacy."<br/> The bears, named Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, were housed in special cages for the long flight from Chengu in southern China.<br/> Officials said the pandas - who are both three years old - arrived in perfect condition.<br/> The pair are now bound for the Beauval Zoo where officials are hoping they will breed.<br/> Andrew Raven, Reuters.
