A three-month-old baby panda delighted crowds at a zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Saturday during a special event, captivating visitors with her adorably lazy personality.
At the event, a small slide and photo wall were set up for the baby panda, with zookeepers decorating them with balloons and heart-shaped arrangements of roses, creating a playful atmosphere.
As the cub made her entrance, she impressed the crowd by showing her growing weight, and soon after, she slid down the slide with the gentle assistance of her caretakers, much to the delight of onlookers.
Born on June 28 this year to the giant panda Hao Qi, whose name means "curious." Hao Qi successfully mated with a male panda in late February at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the female cub weighed just 185 grams at birth and has since grown to 5.8 kilograms.
This is Hao Qi's second delivery, following the birth of twin cubs in 2021.
Since her birth, the cub has been primarily cared for by her mother, with only minimal assistance from zookeepers. Currently, the baby bear is learning to crawl. She will make occasional public appearances depending on her condition and the weather.
The zoo began to raise giant pandas in the 1960s and bred giant panda cubs in the 1980s. So far, a total of 32 litters of giant pandas have been born at the zoo.
Baby panda at Chongqing Zoo charms visitors at special meet-and-greet
Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.
"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.
He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.
"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.
"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.
Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival
