Footage of an adorable and amusing moment which highlights the tender care being provided by panda keepers towards a newborn cub has delighted panda fans, with the carer seen giving some gentle assistance to a young cub who was suffering from constipation. Newly-released footage from the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center (CCRCGP) shows the newborn cub named "Ya Wen" getting some much-needed relief at the Wolong Shenshuping Base.
The months-old cub is seen lying contentedly on his back as a keeper gently massages his abdomen with a cotton ball -- a standard practice mimicking how mother pandas would help encourage their young cubs to go to the bathroom.
The routine took an unexpectedly humorous turn when Ya Wen finally responds with an audible little fart.
Ya Wen was born to panda mother Yang Hua at the base in August last year, alongside his twin brother Bo Wen.
The CCRCGP is a world-leading institution for the breeding and conservation of giant pandas. A total of 13 giant panda cubs 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.
Adorable moment as constipated cub gets some helpful assistance
The United States cannot legitimize an operation that attacked Venezuela and captured its president, a Chinese scholar said Sunday.
On Saturday, the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were 'captured and flown out of Venezuela' according to a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account.
Teng Jianqun, director of the Center for Diplomatic Studies at Hunan Normal University, said in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that the aim of this operation is to take full control of Venezuela’s natural resources.
"I don't think the United States can legitimize this operation to take custody of the president of Venezuela. And also I don't think the United States can legitimize its any action in taking the oil reserves of that country. This is actually a very dangerous game played by the Trump administration. And of course, the United States would like to take full control of that country and to take full control of the natural resources, especially the large reserve of oil in Venezuela," said Teng.
Teng said Venezuela is not an isolated case but a common practice by the United States. The United States launched an invasion of Panama on Dec. 20, 1989, which continued until January 1990, with the stated objective of capturing Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega on charges of drug trafficking and organized crime.
"We still remember the so-called sentence of the former president of Panama in the late 1980s. And this time, the president of Venezuela will be under some judicial condition (judicial proceedings) for the so-called drug trafficking and some other crimes. So I think this is not a single case for the Venezuela country, but also this is actually a practice by the United States -- to use force, to use so-called justice under law against any leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean waters," he said.
US cannot legitimize operation against Venezuela: Chinese scholar
