A citizen's petition has been posted on the Seoul metropolitan government's website, requesting funding for a loan of the giant panda Fu Bao from China. The petitioner suggests that Fu Bao be housed at the Seoul Grand Park as a symbol of the partnership between South Korea and China.
Giant panda Fu Bao eating bamboo at Everland amusement park in Yongin in this file picture from March 3, 2024. - AFP
On the Sangsangdaero Seoul website, an online platform for citizens to make suggestions to the Seoul metropolitan government, a person surnamed Kim suggested that Seoul should finance a loan of Fu Bao so that she can be housed at the Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. As at April 10, nearly 400 people have “sympathised” with the petition, meaning the city will officially address it. It usually takes about two weeks for the city to reply to a suggestion.
China has ownership of all giant pandas, which are endemic to China, including ones that are born outside the country. As such, all existing giant pandas living in facilities outside of China are on loan from China.
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