Chinese Ambassador to the United States: Sino -US panda protection cooperation will no

The Chinese ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said that the protection cooperation between the Chinese and American panda will not be disconnected, and the door of the friendly people of China and the United States will not be closed.

According to the China News Agency, Xie Feng delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the "Panda Ridge" in San Diego Zoo, California, USA on Thursday (August 8).The giant panda "Yunchuan" and "Xinbao" officially met the public for the first time on the same day.

He said that California and San Diego have an inextricable bond with giant pandas.San Diego Zoo is the earliest institution in the United States to carry out research on panda protection cooperation with China.In the past 30 years, China and San Diego Zoo have achieved fruitful results, helping to increase the survival rate of panda cubs from 10%to more than 90%.

Xie Feng said that this year coincides with the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States this year, the arrival of "Yunchuan" and "Xinbao" conveys clear and important signals -the protection cooperation between China and the United States will not be broken.Chinese cultural exchanges and local cooperation will not stop, and the gate of the friendly people of China and the United States will not be closed once it is opened.

According to the official website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Xie Feng pointed out that the story of the cooperation between the protection of giant pandas in China and the United States is also the most vivid manifestation of the two people's two -way traveling and knowing each other.As early as the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the first pair of giant pandas came to the other side of the ocean with the "ice -breaking journey" of the then US President Nixon, which inspired the American people's interest and longing for China.

He said that California not only opened his arms to giant pandas, but also has been at the forefront of the United States in terms of friendship and pragmatic cooperation in China.China is the largest trading partner in California. In 2023, the trade volume of the two sides exceeded US $ 137 billion (below, about $ 181.3 billion); China is the largest overseas tourism market in California. It is expected that Chinese tourists will consume US $ 2.17 billion in California this year.And fully restored to the level before the epidemic in 2025.

He continued that California was one of the most concentrated states in the main settlement of the Chinese in the United States and the most concentrated Chinese students in Chinese students; California is with Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Sichuan.China has 57 to Youcheng.The arrival of giant pandas will inject new vitality into California's exchanges with China and help the stable development of Sino -US relations.