From AFP: China hopes to send two pandas to Taiwan “soon”, the government said Wednesday, as Beijing uses its celebrated “panda diplomacy” on its longtime rival amid a dramatic thaw in relations....
From Telegraph: Taipei zoo was approved to receive the couple, who are currently refugees from the Sichuan earthquake, a statement from Taiwan’s forestry bureau said. It was not clear when Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan –...
From UPI, via TMCNET.COM (link): Taiwan has turned down a goodwill gift of two giant pandas from mainland China, stirring up considerable criticism at home. The island’s council of agriculture, which announced the decision, said the animals would not get proper care in Taiwan as required by animal protection laws and international agreements, China Daily […]
From Independent Online (link): Taiwan rejected China’s offer of two giant pandas Friday, fuelling speculation that President Chen Shui-bian feared accepting the animals would weaken Taiwanese vigilance against China’s ambition to reign over the island. The Council of Agriculture’s panda evaluation committee made the ruling after its third meeting on Friday. “Our conclusion is that […]
From China News Agency via sina.com (in Chinese), translated by CDT (link): According to Taiwan press, a decision will be made in a few days about whether two pandas, as a gift from the Mainland, will be allowed into Taiwan, a result of the former Nationalist Chairman Lien Chan‘s visit to the Mainland last year. […]
From the Los Angeles Times (link) Taiwan and China quibble about everything from diplomatic slights and hidden meanings to ancient history and obscure definitions. So perhaps it’s not surprising that they’d argue over two chubby animals that bite each other’s ears and have trouble procreating. China’s latest weapon in its increasingly effective charm offensive against […]
From the Los Angeles Times (link): Taiwan and China quibble about everything from diplomatic slights and hidden meanings to ancient history and obscure definitions. So perhaps it’s not surprising that they’d argue over two chubby animals that bite each other’s ears and have trouble procreating. China’s latest weapon in its increasingly effective charm offensive against […]
During the Spring Festival gala on CCTV, viewers were asked to vote via SMS for the names for the pair of Pandas that the Chinese government has offered to Taiwan. Below are three news reports on the voting, followed by some critical comments from Chinese netizens: From The Shanghai Daily: Tuantuan and Yuanyuan are two […]
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