Shanghai Wild Animal Park held birthday celebrations on Saturday for eight-year-old giant pandas Xue Bao and Qian Jin, and six-year-old Kang Kang.
The celebrations featured birthday cakes and decorations for the cute animals, attracting a lot of visitors at the zoo.
Zookeepers said they had spent two weeks preparing the special cakes and gifts for the three giant pandas.
"We designed the cakes, decorated the venue and prepared the gifts very carefully. Everything was meticulously tailored for them. While celebrating their birthdays, we also hope to raise public awareness of species conservation and ecological protection," said Zhu Qingpo, head of the zoo's animal management department.
China has actively protected giant pandas for decades by establishing vast protected areas like the Giant Panda National Park, restoring bamboo forests and implementing breeding programs.
The wild giant panda population has grown from approximately 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900 in 2024, largely due to successful conservation efforts.
Shanghai zoo celebrates three giant pandas' birthdays
Shanghai zoo celebrates three giant pandas' birthdays
China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday urged the Netherlands to demonstrate willingness to cooperate with China and present a substantive, constructive solution to the Nexperia issue.
A spokesperson for the ministry made the remarks when asked to comment on a recent statement concerning the issue of the semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, an overseas subsidiary of the Chinese company Wingtech, by Vincent Karremans, Dutch minister of economic affairs.
China is extremely disappointed and strongly dissatisfied with such a statement, which distorts the facts, confounds black and white, and persists in willful actions, the spokesperson said.
According to the spokesperson, China has agreed to the Netherlands dispatching personnel to China for consultations.
China stands ready to work with the Dutch side to resolve the current issue as soon as possible, in the interest of maintaining the security and stability of global semiconductor industrial and supply chains, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson further noted that China hopes the Dutch side will bring forward constructive solutions, and aim to solve problems, instead of creating new problems and conflicts.
China urges Netherlands to show willingness for cooperation
