China is ready to strengthen cooperation on water resources and ecological protection with Thailand and other Mekong countries, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday. Mao made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a question regarding environmental issues related to cross-border economic activities in the region.
"The Chinese government has all along asked Chinese companies to fulfill their corporate responsibility and protect the environment. We stand ready to enhance cooperation with Thailand and other Mekong countries on the protection of water resources and ecological environment," she said.
China ready to boost Mekong environmental cooperation: spokeswoman
Footage released in early November by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China’s Sichuan Province shows one panda drooling as it rests its head in the fork of a tree, another clutching a slice of pumpkin in both paws, and a third taking careful bites while lounging behind a log.
The videos were filmed on separate days in September and October at the base’s No. 1 Giant Panda Villa and Sunshine Delivery House.
The pandas’ menu includes wowotou, a steamed bun made fresh by keepers from corn, soybeans, rice, oats, wheat, eggs, vegetable oil, minerals and vitamins. The ingredients are mixed in measured proportions to supplement the diet of captive pandas.
The Chengdu base is a world-renowned center for ex situ conservation, scientific research and breeding, public education and ecotourism, focusing on the protection of giant pandas, red pandas and other threatened wildlife native to China.
Pandas munch treats, nibble away at Chengdu base
