Giant panda cubs freshly born in 2024 were delightfully caught navigating and teetering as they practiced climbing, all under the watchful eyes of their caretakers at a breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
In footage captured at the Moonlight Delivery House and Star Giant Panda Nursery House on Oct 15 and 16, a panda cub was seen charmingly wobbling as it climbed a wooden ladder under the gentle guidance of its caretaker.
Another cub, placed on a rocking toy by its caretaker, promptly slid down before slowly crawling toward a tree, where it cutely hugged the trunk and made a determined effort to climb higher.
A different panda, supervised by its caretaker, climbed onto a thick, slanted tree trunk and settled adorably on it. Before long, it slid down and wandered off to play elsewhere.
As most of these cubs were born from July to September this year, the majority of the newborns are still under 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.
Newborn panda cubs wobble cutely as they practice climbing at Sichuan base
Newborn panda cubs wobble cutely as they practice climbing at Sichuan base
An official from China's Ministry of Commerce told American enterprises on Sunday that the country will continue to protect the rights of foreign-invested enterprises in China, including those funded by the United States.
Ling Ji, vice minister of commerce and deputy China international trade representative, made the remarks while hosting a roundtable meeting in Beijing with representatives from over 20 U.S.-funded enterprises, including Tesla, GE Healthcare, and Medtronic.
Speaking at the meeting, Ling said that despite the changes in the international situation, China's commitment to reform and opening up remains unwavering. Multilateralism is the inevitable choice for addressing the difficulties and challenges facing the world. China's door to opening up will only widen, and its policies regarding foreign investment have not changed and will not change.
The Ministry of Commerce will continue to provide protection for foreign-invested enterprises in China, including U.S.-funded enterprises, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the law, and actively promoting the resolution of issues raised by foreign-invested enterprises, according to the vice minister.
China has been all along, as it is now, and will continue to be an ideal, secure, and promising land for foreign investment, Ling noted.
Ling also stressed that the U.S., under various pretexts, has recently abused tariffs on all trading partners, including China, severely damaging the rules-based multilateral trade system and infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of various countries. The Chinese government strongly condemns and firmly opposes this and has taken decisive countermeasures in response.
He pointed out that the root of the tariff issue lies in the U.S. It is hoped that U.S.-funded enterprises will trace the origin, clarify cause and effect, send rational voices, and take practical actions to jointly maintain the stability of the global supply chain and promote cooperation and mutual benefit.
These remarks were made as China announced countermeasures on Friday against the U.S. decision to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese exports, including the imposition of an additional 34-percent tariff on all products imported from the U.S. starting from April 10, as well as filing a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization regarding the U.S. "reciprocal tariffs".
China committed to protecting rights of foreign-funded enterprises: official
