Heartwarming moments between a pair of months-old giant panda cubs and their caretakers have been captured on camera at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
In the footage taken at the Moonlight Delivery House last Tuesday, the 'panda nanny' is seen gently hugging one of the cuddly cubs, before setting the furry bear down and playfully rubbing its belly, showing the unique affection shared between them.
Another caretaker is seen carrying one cub in each arm, before placing them together in a woven basket. However, the naughty duo are soon spotted making a clumsy exit from the basket and slowly wandering off as they embark on their latest fun adventure.
These cubs were born between July and September this year, with most of the newborns being raised at the research base being less than six months old.
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a world-renowned institution for the conservation of giant pandas. The base is famous for its work in protecting and breeding giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animal species exclusive to China as well as its educational outreach programs and its role as a major tourist attraction.
Heartwarming moments as giant panda caretakers affectionately tend to young cubs
The international community must make concerted effort to prevent conflict and turmoil from spreading to Syria as tensions between Lebanon and Israel have soared up, said a Chinese envoy at the United Nations on Wednesday.
At an open meeting on the situation in Syria held by the UN Security Council, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said Israel has launched multiple airstrikes on Syria, which disregarded human lives and Syria's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
"China strongly condemns Israel's frequent airstrikes on Syria and calls on Israel to immediately stop such attacks. China calls on all parties concerned to earnestly respect Syria's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and make concrete efforts to maintain stability in countries in the region including Syria. Foreign troops must end their illegal military presence in Syria," said Geng.
Geng pointed out a large number of refugees have poured into Syria due to Lebanon-Israel tensions, and China appreciates the series of positive measures taken by the Syrian government to accept refugees, welcomes the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' urgent humanitarian appeal, and looks forward to the international community to respond and provide assistance.
Geng noted that China firmly supports the Syrian government in taking necessary measures to combat terrorism, and calls on the international community to adopt unified standards and cooperate with a zero-tolerance attitude to combat terrorist forces in Syria and prevent them from taking advantage of the situation to add new destabilizing factors to the already turbulent situation.
Geng also emphasized that enhancing Syria's socioeconomic resilience will help fundamentally improve the humanitarian situation in Syria. while unilateral sanctions, which has seriously hindered the development of Syria, should be lifted immediately.
The Israeli army has intensified its airstrikes against Hezbollah across Lebanon since late September, resulting in an influx of a large number of Lebanese into neighboring Syria, with many border crossings between the two countries recording a sharp surge of entries.
China calls for int'l efforts to maintain stability in Syria amid Lebanon-Israel tensions
