Hu Jintao 来新送 2Panda 礼物

[huahero]

What can Singapore give in return?

China will give Singapore two giant pandas to mark 20 years of friendly ties between the two countries, Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Wednesday.

Hu arrived in Singapore on Wednesday for an annual summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, after visiting Malaysia where he made the first official visit of a Chinese leader in 15 years and signed several agreements on trade and investment.

After reviewing an honour guard upon arrival, Hu met Singapore President S.R. Nathan and the city-state's founding father, Minister Mentor Lee Kwan Yew.

Lee recently caused a ruffle among Chinese netizens when he called for the United States to remain engaged in Asia as a balance to China.

The gift of pandas, a popular attraction at zoos around the world, is often used by China as a diplomatic tool. China earlier this year gave two pandas -- Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, whose names said together mean reunification -- to Taiwan, which it regards as a renegade province, as a sign of warming relations.

The pandas, a male and a female, will arrive in the second half of 2011 and be housed at Singapore's new River Safari, according to Wildlife Reserves Singapore, the country's zoo operator.

 

[postnew]

let's name the pandas !

Neh Neh and Pu Pu

 

[huahero]

为新加坡和中国之间的良好关系,他们的重要使命!

I will name them, Xing Xing and Zhong Zhong. Their offspring will be named XingZhong (新中).

 

[Stage 5]

Don't assume for one sec Singies are getting the pandans for nothing. International relations are based on diplomacy. This gift comes with prerequisites, the pandas will only come in 2011 if relations stay courteous. Really, anything can happen from now till then.

 

[postnew]

为新加坡和中国之间的良好关系, cheers..

(Na, don't drink too much )

 

[makapaaa]

Hoot: I notice that ur face see beh hei4 hei4 chou4 chou4 since I landed. WTF is happening wif u? U unhappy I cum?

Prataman: I scared u ask me how much I am paid dey...

Hoot: *shake head*

 

[nickers9]

For our great relationship with China and my kingdom Singapore, in exchanged I will gave them my most precious gift in my kingdom that I have ever gave out in my whole life - my 2 most precious animals - Loong Loong and Ching Ching.

 

[tonychat]

So it is a gift, i thought some losers in this forum say it is a rent?

 

[shOUTloud]

So it is a gift, i thought some losers in this forum say it is a rent?

It is a 10 year loan.

China sends two furry friends
05:55 AM Nov 12, 2009
SINGAPORE - Two China baby pandas will be doing their bit to promote Sino-Singapore friendship.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the two countries' relations next year, China will be loaning the pandas to Singapore for 10 years, it was announced last night following a meeting between visiting President Hu Jintao and President S R Nathan.

Singapore is only the seventh country to get these animals on loan - after the United States, Japan, Austria, Australia, Spain and Thailand, according to Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

The latter is working with the China Wildlife Conservation Association to bring the pandas here as part of a joint collaboration to promote giant panda conservation, raise public awareness of conservation and implement a giant panda breeding research programme.

There are only 1,600 pandas in the world; of which 268 are in captivity, with only 30 of these outside China.

However, Singaporeans - who last played host to a pair of loaned pandas for 100 days in 1990 - will not be getting to see these bears soon.

The pandas - a male and female aged two and one - will arrive in the second half of 2011 and will then have to be quarantined for a month.

They will then be given five more months of acclimatisation.

The two pandas will be housed in the zoo's new attraction, the River Safari.

Thus, visitors will probably get their first glimpse of the cuddly creatures in the first quarter of 2012.

The pandas will be located in a new special area, a 1,600-sq-metre climate-controlled enclosure that's fully air-conditioned with temperature set between 18° and 22° Celcius and humidity controlled at 50 to 60 per cent all year round.

Ambient conditions will be adjusted to simulate the four seasons similar to their natural habitat.

And since their diet consists mainly of bamboo - they consume 20kg a day - the zoo will be planting 8,000-sq-metres of bamboo to ensure the pandas never go hungry.

Property firm CapitaLand will be a adopting the two bears with what it called a significant donation over the 10-year period. Asha Popatlal

 

[KuanTi01]

Quote:".....Loong Loong and Ching Ching."

I laughed and laughed until I almost choke. I'll vote for the 2 pandas to be named Loong Loong and Ching Ching.

 

[TeeKee]

这杯酒真难喝!

 

[SotongMee]

An unfair yet mutually beneficial relationship looking at the picture, Xing Xing is standing and Zhong Zhong is being doggied from behind. :oIo:

No prize for guessing right who is who.

为新加坡和中国之间的良好关系,他们的重要使命!

I will name them, Xing Xing and Zhong Zhong. Their offspring will be named XingZhong (新中).