An 8-year-old giant panda "Yuihin" attracts visitors at the Adventure World in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 27, 2025, the final viewing day to meet all four female giant pandas. 24-year-old "Rauhin", 6-year-old "Saihin", 4-year-old "Fuhin", and Yuihin will departs the theme park in the morning of June 28 to return to China.Photo:VCG

外交部发言人郭嘉昆主持6月27日例行记者会。会上朝日电视台记者提问称：6月28日，日本和歌山县四只大熊猫即将回到中国。中方对此有何感想？明年2月，东京上野动物园两只大熊猫也将回到中国，到那时日本国内就会出现没有大熊猫的情况。很多日本人都非常喜欢大熊猫，希望再次租借大熊猫。中日之间还会进行大熊猫保护国际合作吗？

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted the regular press conference on June 27. During the briefing, a reporter from TV Asahi asked: On June 28, four giant pandas in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, will be returned to China. What is China’s comment on this? In February next year, two pandas from Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo will also return to China, which means Japan may soon be without any pandas. Many Japanese people are very fond of pandas and hope to lease more in the future. Will China and Japan continue their international cooperation on panda conservation?

郭嘉昆对此表示，大熊猫是深受世界人民喜爱的珍稀濒危野生动物，是传递中国人民友谊的友好使者。中日双方自2000年开始大熊猫国际保护合作研究以来，建立了良好的合作关系，在大熊猫饲养管理、科学研究、技术交流和公众教育等方面取得了积极成果，并为增进中日人民之间的相互了解和友谊发挥了重要作用。今后，我们愿继续同包括日本在内的全球合作伙伴加强交流合作，共同为濒危物种保护作出贡献。

Guo Jiakun responded by saying that giant pandas are rare and vulnerable wild animals deeply loved by people around the world and serve as friendly ambassadors of the Chinese people. Since the launch of China-Japan cooperation on giant panda conservation and research in 2000, the two sides have established a sound partnership and achieved positive outcomes in areas such as panda husbandry and management, scientific research, technical exchanges, and public education. These efforts have played an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and Japanese people. China is willing to continue strengthening communication and cooperation with global partners, including Japan, to jointly contribute to the protection of vulnerable and endangered species.