On August 8, the Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Mr. Fei Shengchao attended the fifth birthday celebration of giant panda twins Bao Di and Bao Mei at Pairi Daiza together with General Manager Ms. Eveline Bouchonville and other representatives from Pairi Daiza. In 2014, giant pandas Xing Hui and Hao Hao came to Belgium as messengers of friendship, starting a 15-year panda research cooperation program. In the following 5 years, Xing Hui and Hao Hao had 3 children in Belgium, with the birth of Tian Bao and the twins Bao Di and Bao Mei, the number of members of the panda family has grown to five. A large number of fans at different ages from Belgium and beyond send their wishes both online and offline on occasion of the pandas’ birthdays every year. At this year’s celebration for Bao Di and Bao Mei, visitors spontaneously sang the Happy Birthday song for the twins.

When attending the celebration, Ambassador Fei noted that the panda family has witnessed the profound friendship between the Chinese and Belgian peoples, and the joint research between China and Belgium on giant panda breeding has set a good example of international cooperation in wildlife conservation. The Embassy of China in Belgium will work with friends from all parties to further deepen China-Belgium exchanges and cooperation in different fields.