Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] TAIPEI - Two birthday cakes. Five posters. Countless fans. A superstar shows up and the fans start screaming. It's not a celebrity's meet-and-greet session at a concert, but rather the birthday bash of a giant panda in Taiwan. On Friday, giant panda Yuanzai celebrated its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, drawing large crowds eager to catch a glimpse of the chubby bear. Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. [Photo/Xinhua] The animal showed up at the zoo's Giant Panda House around 9:20 am, and fans immediately used their phones to record every move of the cute animal. It played around, and at one point, climbed up a platform and started to play with the posters on the ceiling, generating quite a buzz among the visitors. It is so cute! said a visitor surnamed Chung. I came here early to see Yuanzai. Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. The female, Yuanyuan, gave birth to Yuanzai in 2013. I have been following the pandas' news since they arrived in Taiwan, Chung said. We even formed a fanclub on Facebook, which updates everything about the pandas. Another visitor surnamed Li brought his daughter to the zoo to see Yuanzai. We heard in newspapers and on TV about Yuanzai's birthday, Li said. My daughter adores pandas. Wang Yi-min, with Taipei Zoo, said they frequently invited experts from the mainland to help with the protection and insemination of the pandas. It is an honor to be part of the protection efforts of giant pandas, she said. We hope to have more cooperation with experts from the mainland to help protect the animals. wide rubber bandspersonalised wristbandsjordan wristband rubberwristbands onlinecustom rubber band bracelets
BEIJING -- The transfer of command over China's armed police, from the State Council to the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Central Military Commission (CMC), is consistent with the constitution, the People's Daily wrote in a commentary Thursday."The constitution stipulates that the CMC commands armed forces in the country," wrote the article on the party's flagship newspaper, adding that the armed police has always been part of the country's armed forces."The move will enhance the Party's absolute command of the armed forces and is key to effectively solving the systematic barriers and major problems faced by the armed police," the commentary wrote.The transfer will not change the fundamental functions of the armed police, which is mainly responsible for performing guard duty, handling emergencies, fighting terrorism, as well as disaster relief and defense, the article wrote."The armed police will not be listed into the People's Liberation Army," wrote the article.According to the document issued by the CPC Central Committee on Wednesday, the armed police will no longer be listed under the State Council after the transfer from Jan 1, 2018.The document said that coordination mechanisms will be established among the central and local authorities and the armed police."This will help the armed police better carry out its missions in the new era and achieve efficient command," wrote the commentary.
