On April 29, 2005, Wang Zhuoqiong of China Daily re****ted that
Kuomintang leader Lien Chan could meet some unexpected mainland
visitors when he returns to Taiwan later.
There are plans for China to send a pair of pandas, each five or six
years old ideal for breeding, to Taiwan as a gift for Lien's historic
visit. Earlier this rumor was spreading in Taiwan, but now China Daily
in Mainland China and Wenwei Pao in Hong Kong both covered that.
China Ministry of Forestry officials would not confirm the re****t that
they started working on the project but they said they are ready if
asked. It takes up to 6 months to prepare for the trip.
Experts in Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan believed that Taiwan could
provide a hospitable environment for the pandas.
Read more details in
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/29/content_438375.htm
On the other hand, Taiwan agricultural agencies are put in an awkward
position for the re****ted panda gifts. It is not difficult to provide
a habitat for the pandas in Taiwan, but the zoo hosting the pandas
would have to pay around US$ 1 million a year to China as a "sponsoring
fee" like all the other panda-hosting zoos in the world, or pay only
US$100,000 as a "domestic zoo" like the zoo in Hong Kong. Read
http://news.chinatimes.com/Chinatimes/newslist/newslist-content/0,3546,130501+132005042700812,00.html
for more details.
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