Taiwan finally accepts pandas from China
(08-15 11:48)
Taiwan has agreed to receive a pair of giant pandas from China, an official said, in another sign of warming relations following the change of government in the self-ruled island.
The Taipei city zoo has been cleared to host the bears, whose names said together mean "unite'', the island's forestry department said in a statement on its website
China first offered Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan in 2006 as a gesture of goodwill to push its unification agenda in Taiwan, which Bejing considers its territory.
But former President Chen Shui-bian rejected the bears. "This is very positive news,'' said Lee Tao-sheng, deputy director general with the Taiwan Forestry Bureau. "Our survey showed that over half the population wants to see the pandas.''
REUTERS
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