Red Pandas from Shanghai Zoo to Arrive in Taipei; Handover Ceremony Set for June 5
Based on a memorandum signed at the 2024 Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum, the Taipei Zoo will exchange African penguins for two red pandas from the Shanghai Zoo. The handover ceremony is scheduled for June 5, 2025, at 3 PM at the Shanghai Zoo.
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(CNA reporter Liao Wenqi, Shanghai, 4th) Based on a cooperation memorandum signed at the 2024 Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum, the Taipei Zoo will exchange African penguins for two red pandas from the Shanghai Zoo. The handover ceremony for the two red pandas will be held at the Shanghai Zoo tomorrow.
According to a notification from the Shanghai side, the ceremony to hand over the two red pandas from Shanghai to the Taipei City Government will take place at the Shanghai Zoo on June 5 at 3 PM.
The Taipei City Government and the Shanghai City Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on red panda species exchange at the Twin City Forum at the end of 2024. At that time, the Taipei Zoo stated that it planned to exchange African penguins for the Shanghai Zoo's red pandas, aiming to establish a long-term cooperative relationship through animal exchange.
At the Twin City Forum held in Shanghai at the end of 2025, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an specifically mentioned, "The children in Taipei are all asking: when can the red pandas come?" He particularly thanked the Shanghai team for their great help, stating that this has led to substantial progress in updating the red pandas' bloodline, and emphasized that this is not just a matter for the zoo, but a "lovely and cordial" bond between the two cities. (Editor: Chou Huiying) 1150604
According to a notification from the Shanghai side, the ceremony to hand over the two red pandas from Shanghai to the Taipei City Government will take place at the Shanghai Zoo on June 5 at 3 PM.
The Taipei City Government and the Shanghai City Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on red panda species exchange at the Twin City Forum at the end of 2024. At that time, the Taipei Zoo stated that it planned to exchange African penguins for the Shanghai Zoo's red pandas, aiming to establish a long-term cooperative relationship through animal exchange.
At the Twin City Forum held in Shanghai at the end of 2025, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an specifically mentioned, "The children in Taipei are all asking: when can the red pandas come?" He particularly thanked the Shanghai team for their great help, stating that this has led to substantial progress in updating the red pandas' bloodline, and emphasized that this is not just a matter for the zoo, but a "lovely and cordial" bond between the two cities. (Editor: Chou Huiying) 1150604