Malaysia to get pandas

[Way2GO]

pinky:

I call this 'panda politics' :evil:

Has always been.
Try to be funny? - Give u 2 black eyes!

On a more serious note, China by using its panda diplomacy
appeases d Malaysian public by showing dat they r in a special selective group of countries dat China views favourable.

[Way2GO]

pinky:

actually according to Chinese customs, when someone gives you a gift, you are supposed to give back something in return as a gesture. So what do you think we should give them back: a pair of orang utans perhaps?

we? u Malaysian?
or u referring to d return gesture for d SG pandas?
If SG, give them d 2 oldest ones at d top of d tree. :nailbite: just kidding.

[pinky]

Way2GO:

pinky:

actually according to Chinese customs, when someone gives you a gift, you are supposed to give back something in return as a gesture. So what do you think we should give them back: a pair of orang utans perhaps?

we? u Malaysian?
or u referring to d return gesture for d SG pandas?
If SG, give them d 2 oldest ones at d top of d tree. :nailbite: just kidding.

of course referring to our own red dot here lah :evil:

[pinky]

Way2GO:

pinky:

I call this 'panda politics' :evil:

Has always been.
Try to be funny? - Give u 2 black eyes!

On a more serious note, China by using its panda diplomacy
appeases d Malaysian public by showing dat they r in a special selective group of countries dat China views favourable.

watch out for my kungfu panda, he will :nunchuk: :spank: :pokeeye: :torchme: :heresmyfish: you :evil:
btw I thought pandas are in abundance in China so giving them out seems NOT a special gesture right?

[Way2GO]

Orang-utans r not indigenous to SG leh.

Per Chinese customs on gift-giving, it proper to return gifts of at least equal value, right?
We only hv ppl resource, so maybe my suggestion not too far off lah! :rotflmao:

[verykiasu2010]

pinky:

btw I thought pandas are in abundance in China so giving them out seems NOT a special gesture right?

pandas in China is the top top grade national treasure

to be given (actually is a 10 year R&D loan) is to signify a strong and valued friendship between the two countries

Bolehland cannot tahan Red Dot got the pair of black dots, so must also have

Red Dot's one up bragging right is zerorised overnight and so ST just kept silent about it

[janet88]

Pandas are seen as precious commodity to China.

They have higher value compared to sun bears, or polar bears which have to hunt food. Pandas are lucky lot, they get special bamboo grown for them to eat. Malaysia should have no prob growing bamboo.

If China gives Malaysia pandas, what can Malaysia give in return?

[Way2GO]

pinky:

watch out for my kungfu panda, he will :nunchuk: :spank: :pokeeye: :torchme: :heresmyfish: you :evil:
btw I thought pandas are in abundance in China so giving them out seems NOT a special gesture right?

Panda is endangered species,
though d Chinese hv managed to increase d pop in recent years.
They (d pandas, not d Chinese! :rotflmao: ) generally don't breed well in captivity.

Pandas r given only to very selective countries.
It is not an outright gift, any panda born in other countries must be returned to China.

[Way2GO]

janet_lee88:

Pandas are seen as precious commodity to China.

They have higher value compared to sun bears, or polar bears which have to hunt food. Pandas are lucky lot, they get special bamboo grown for them to eat. Malaysia should have no prob growing bamboo.

If China gives Malaysia pandas, what can Malaysia give in return?

d type of bamboo panda eats is indigenous to Sichuan.
I also wonder wat they feed these pandas with in other countries?

[pinky]

janet_lee88:

Pandas are seen as precious commodity to China.

They have higher value compared to sun bears, or polar bears which have to hunt food. Pandas are lucky lot, they get special bamboo grown for them to eat. Malaysia should have no prob growing bamboo.

If China gives Malaysia pandas, what can Malaysia give in return?

what I read was that the bamboo must be of certain grade and only from China