A video footage released by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province last week features a giant panda cub clingy to its mother.
The footage, filmed at the Star Giant Panda Nursery House of the base in February 2025, reveals the exceptionally clingy cub playfully attempting to rouse its sleeping mother. The young panda is captured nibbling the mother panda's ear and, when that doesn't work, burrowing deeper into her embrace, seeking comfort and closeness.
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a world-renowned institution for the conservation of giant pandas. The base is famous for its work in protecting and breeding giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animal species unique to China, as well as its educational outreach programs. It is now a major tourist attraction for both domestic and overseas panda enthusiasts.
Newly released footage shows panda cub clingy to mother
China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday.
Noting China has always regarded Uruguay as a trustworthy friend and partner, Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said China is willing to work with Uruguay to follow the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries and promote China-Uruguay cooperation to achieve more results and better benefit the two peoples.
He said the NPC is willing to enhance exchanges and mutual learning with the Uruguayan General Assembly on legislation, supervision and governance experience, and provide a favorable legal environment for deepening practical cooperation.
On the basis of mutual respect, the relations between Uruguay and China have developed healthily and steadily, Orsi said.
He expressed the hope that the two sides will deepen cooperation in such fields as economy and trade, investment, environment and culture, strengthen friendly exchanges between legislative bodies, learn from each other's legislative experience, and continuously promote the development of bilateral relations.
China's top legislator meets Uruguayan president in Beijing
