{"id":107244,"date":"2024-09-26T15:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T08:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107244"},"modified":"2024-09-26T15:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T08:22:52","slug":"panda-pair-arrive-to-vip-welcome-in-hong-kong-as-beijing-marks-75-years-of-communist-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107244","title":{"rendered":"Panda pair arrive to VIP welcome in Hong Kong, as Beijing marks 75 years of communist China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1jal000ve1qkbucf98ec@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hong Kong rolled out the red carpet Thursday to receive two giant pandas gifted by the Chinese government to mark 75 years of Communist Party rule, part of a citywide push by authorities to deepen patriotism.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g00033b6mjifzp9ct@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An An and Ke Ke, both five years old, landed around 11 a.m. at Hong Kong International Airport, where they were greeted by a welcoming ceremony.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g00043b6mbwmrkhrk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But fans hoping to catch a glimpse of them will have to wait until December, as they will spend the next 30 days in quarantine and more time to adapt to the new habitat in the southern Chinese city.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1ioj6lm00053b6mealnx385@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"New+Giant+Panda+Ke+Ke_2+(ta.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/new-giant-panda-ke-ke-2-ta.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/new-giant-panda-ke-ke-2-ta.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/new-giant-panda-ke-ke-2-ta.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/new-giant-panda-ke-ke-2-ta.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/new-giant-panda-ke-ke-2-ta.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/new-giant-panda-ke-ke-2-ta.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Ke Ke the panda in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g00053b6mj9o05rsi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Elite police motorcyclists, who normally escort visiting VIPs, ushered them to their new home across town at Ocean Park, where the pair join four other pandas at the theme park.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g00063b6mthju7ynd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An An and Ke Ke arrived from a breeding center in mainland China\u2019s Sichuan province. Staff in the metropolis of Chengdu sprung into action as early as 2 a.m. to ferry the pandas to the airport for the 1,350-kilometer (840-mile) journey, carried in crates with a supply of snacks.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g00073b6md68gz6uy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            They used forklifts to load the duo onto a truck, as a line of staff bade farewell from the curb, according to footage from Hong Kong\u2019s public broadcaster RTHK.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1ioi4i800033b6mrlckagzv@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"2024-09-26T020028Z_1810777480_RC2U7AAF6I86_RTRMADP_3_HONGKONG-PANDAS.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6562756357670222\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2438\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2024-09-26t020028z-1810777480-rc2u7aaf6i86-rtrmadp-3-hongkong-pandas.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2438\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2024-09-26t020028z-1810777480-rc2u7aaf6i86-rtrmadp-3-hongkong-pandas.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2438\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2024-09-26t020028z-1810777480-rc2u7aaf6i86-rtrmadp-3-hongkong-pandas.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2438\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2024-09-26t020028z-1810777480-rc2u7aaf6i86-rtrmadp-3-hongkong-pandas.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2438\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2024-09-26t020028z-1810777480-rc2u7aaf6i86-rtrmadp-3-hongkong-pandas.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2024-09-26t020028z-1810777480-rc2u7aaf6i86-rtrmadp-3-hongkong-pandas.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Giant panda An An is carried onto a truck as the two giant pandas make their way to Hong Kong, from the Dujiangyan Panda base in Sichuan province, China September 26, 2024.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2438\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g00083b6m48ru8qzj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A panda keeper from Ocean Park has been in Chengdu since July to enable the bears to acclimatize to his scent and voice, the theme park said on its Instagram page, adding that staff had also introduced bamboo from southern China to their diet.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g00093b6mrlwzxu5d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An An, a male weighing 130 kilograms, is \u201cstrong, nimble and clever,\u201d while Ke Ke, a female weighing 100 kilograms, is \u201cgood at climbing, gentle and cute,\u201d the city\u2019s Chief Executive John Lee told at a press conference on Tuesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000a3b6my42i893r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            They bring the total number of pandas in the city to six, joining Le Le and Ying Ying who were gifted to Hong Kong in 2007. Ying Ying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/15\/asia\/panda-hong-kong-ying-ying-birth-twins-intl-hnk\/index.html\">made headlines in August<\/a> by giving birth to twins, making her the oldest known first-time panda mother.\n    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm1in7g3b000q3b6mxn11oc7a@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"panda-diplomacy\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        \u2018Panda diplomacy\u2019<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000c3b6mztpc3q9r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While these animals are not leaving China, their journey does carry an undertone of \u201cpanda diplomacy.\u201d Beijing loans pandas to more than 20 countries\u00a0as envoys of friendship, which is at times seen as a barometer of relations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1izi6ep00063b6mk63adp06@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            China offers Hong Kong a preferential treatment. The two pandas given to the city will get to stay permanently \u2013 so will their cubs in the future \u2013 unlike their counterparts loaned overseas where countries have to return them at a certain age, according to Paulo Pong Kin-yee, chairman of Ocean Park.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000d3b6mo7i47pgr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Their arrival also has a political objective, coming as Hong Kong officials drum up enthusiasm for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the People\u2019s Republic of China on October 1.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1izuu0k000c3b6mixjmsx19@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"IMG_8142.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.7501172058134083\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2133\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/img-8142.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2133\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/img-8142.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2133\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/img-8142.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2133\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/img-8142.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2133\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/img-8142.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/img-8142.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Workers unload two giant pandas off the aircraft after they are assessed for their conditions on board.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2133\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000i3b6mzziiy6tm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI would like to once again express my sincere gratitude to the central government for its care and support for Hong Kong for gifting two beloved and energetic giant pandas to Hong Kong,\u201d Lee, Hong Kong\u2019s Chief Executive, said on Tuesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000f3b6ma56t979b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Activists in Hong Kong used to protest for greater democracy on October 1. But crackdowns by city authorities have left opposition figures largely in jail or exile since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000g3b6mv1smv2vz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Chinese and Hong Kong officials say the law has helped return the financial hub to stability following mass protests in 2019. They have vowed to instill a new culture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/23\/asia\/hong-kong-patriots-election-intl-hnk\/index.html\">Chinese patriotism<\/a> among Hong Kongers and crack down on what they call \u201cforeign interference.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1io07kf00013b6kt4942zbu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The US government, its allies and human rights groups have criticized the national security crackdown for eroding individual freedoms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/19\/china\/hong-kong-second-national-security-law-passed-intl-hnk\/index.html\">ending the international business hub\u2019s once outspoken and freewheeling culture<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000h3b6mm4p33cxr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ahead of this year\u2019s celebrations, Chinese flags are up in many parts of the city alongside giant billboards hailing the anniversary with preparations underway for a litany of events aimed at boosting patriotism, including a lengthy fireworks show on Tuesday evening.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1in1r4g000j3b6mvlg1ol2o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Kevin Yeung, the city\u2019s minister for culture, sports and tourism, said Wednesday he hoped the pandas\u2019 arrival \u201ccan make Hong Kong feel more deeply about the care of the central government.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/25\/china\/china-hongkong-panda-anniversary-intl-hnk\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Hong Kong rolled out the red carpet Thursday to receive two giant pandas gifted by the Chinese government to mark 75 years of Communist Party rule, part of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107244\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}