Two cheerful giant panda cubs were caught on camera frolicking with colorful toys in a recently released video from a panda base in Sichuan province, southwest China.
The video, captured at the Shenshuping base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP), showcases two adorable cubs born to giant pandas Can Can and Xi Dou in 2024.
The toys are part of the base's environmental enrichment program, aimed at boosting the pandas' behavior variety, promoting natural instincts, and supporting their physical and mental well-being.
The CCRCGP is a world-leading institution for the breeding and conservation of giant pandas. A total of 13 giant panda cubs, including the two in the video, were born at the institution's bases last year.
The center has established a global platform for promoting international cooperation and exchanges involving 18 zoos in 16 countries and regions, as well as 39 domestic animal breeding institutions and more than 10 research institutes.
Sichuan's panda cubs charm hearts with playful antics
Sichuan's panda cubs charm hearts with playful antics
China aims to achieve secure and reliable supply of key core artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027, with its industrial scale and empowerment level remaining among the world's forefront, according to a recent government action plan.
The plan, jointly issued by eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the National Development and Reform Commission, outlines an ambitious push to deeply integrate AI with the manufacturing sector, foster new quality productive forces and comprehensively empower new industrialization. By 2027, the plan targets the deep application of three to five general-purpose large AI models in manufacturing, the development of specialized, full-coverage industry-specific large models, the creation of 100 high-quality industrial datasets, and the promotion of 500 typical application scenarios.
It also aims to cultivate two to three globally influential ecosystem-leading enterprises, a batch of specialized and sophisticated small and medium-sized enterprises, and a group of enabling service providers proficient in both AI technology and industry know-how.
Furthermore, China plans to build a world-leading open-source ecosystem, enhance security governance capabilities, and contribute Chinese solutions to global AI development.
The document outlines measures including promoting the coordinated development of AI chips' hardware and software, supporting innovations in model training and inference methods, fostering key industry-specific large models, and deeply embedding large model technology into core production processes.
The plan also emphasizes making breakthroughs in key technologies such as security protection for industrial model algorithms and training data protection.
China aims for secure, reliable supply of AI core tech by 2027
