Reference News Network December 24 report (text: Zhang Yiyu) On the morning of December 24, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. A journalist asked, the lease agreement between China and Japan is about to expire, and the last two giant pandas in Japan will return to China at the beginning of 2026. In response, some Japanese legislators said that the giant pandas in Taipei Zoo were gifted by the mainland, and negotiations are currently underway between Japanese zoos and Taipei Zoo for animal exchanges. What is your comment on this?
Spokesperson Peng Qing'en responded, the absurd remarks of some Japanese politicians are just the delirium of a madman.
Peng Qing'en also emphasized that the giant pandas gifted by the mainland to Taiwan in 2008 were given by the compatriots on the mainland to the compatriots in Taiwan, an important achievement of the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, deeply loved by the people of Taiwan, especially the youth, bringing them happy times and beautiful memories. As "national treasures," giant pandas deserve to be cherished by the compatriots on both sides of the strait. The "Taiwan independence" separatist forces dare to use the giant pandas as a tribute to appease Japan, and they will surely face the anger of the compatriots on both sides of the strait.
Spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office, Peng Qing'en. (Zhang Yiyu/photograph)
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