China LeasingMalaysia'sTwo giant pandasThe 10-year lease term of Xingxing and Liangliang will expire in 2024,The Malaysian governmentWe will communicate with the Chinese government to seek an extension of the panda's lease term.

To commemorate the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and ChinaOn the 40th anniversary, in 2014, China leased "Xingxing" and "Liangliang" originally named "Fuwa" and "Fengyi" to Malaysia, officially starting a 10-year stay.

This giant panda couple gave birth to three children togetherBoth fetuses are females, namely "Nuannuan" born on August 18, 2015 and "Yiyi" born on January 14, 2018; The third child is a male cub named Shengyi, born on May 31, 2021.

According to the agreement, the cubs born to Chinese giant pandas residing overseas are over the age ofAt the age of 2, it needs to be returned to China. Among them, "Nuan Nuan" has returned to the Panda Research Base in Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, Sichuan on November 4, 2017, and "Yiyi" and "Shengyi" have also returned to Chengdu on August 29, 2023.

There are few things like giant pandas that can receive unanimous praise both domestically and internationally. Giant panda fans even invented a new word——"Panda Obsession Disorder" (POD) is used to express sincere love.

It can be said that,Panda diplomacy has long been renowned internationally. Since 1948, when giant pandas were first presented as national gifts by Premier Zhou Enlai to visiting US President Nixon, according to incomplete statistics, as of the end of 2023, at least 65 giant pandas have been distributed in 18 countries overseas, attracting countless fans wherever they go.

During this period,Panda diplomacy has also undergone a transformation from political gifting to leasing, and then to collaborative research. Entering the 21st century, behind specific diplomatic relations, giant pandas have put forward more requirements for the sense of responsibility and scientific research level of the countries they visit when going abroad.

giant pandaTraveling to Southeast Asia is like stepping on the train of collaborative research. So, the "panda fever" may have already swept through Southeast Asia, but it has truly become a "friendly and friendly ambassador" between the people of China and ASEAN countries for about 20 years. And these 20 years have almost been an "upward period" for the comprehensive development of China ASEAN relations.

China generally engages in external affairs onceTransport a pair of male and female giant pandas for a period of 10 years. In Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia welcomed a pair of giant pandas in 2003, 2012, 2014, and 2017, respectively. These time points incubated giant panda cooperation research, symbolizing the joint celebration of China Thailand friendly diplomatic relations, the 40th anniversary of China Malaysia diplomatic relations, the 20th anniversary of China Singapore diplomatic relations, and the 67th anniversary of China Indonesia diplomatic relations.