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On 8th September 2009, the Ambassador Zhang Junsai met with Dr. Chris West, the CEO of the Zoos SA and Mr Edmung Ng, Asia Business Executive of ZoosSA, at the Ambassador's residence.

Mr. West said that the Chinese giant pandas "Wang Wang" and "Fu Ni" will arrive in Adelaide Zoo next month and is scheduled in December this year to meet with the Australian public. Adelaide Zoo is very grateful to China for agreeing to work with Australia in a joint research project based on the giant pandas and will make every effect to complete the final preparatory work to ensure that the giant pandas will live in Australia healthily and happily.

Ambassador Zhang said the two giant pandas was an important cultural exchange event between China and Australia and fully demonstrates the friendship extended to Australia by the Chinese People.  It is hoped the arrival of the pandas will herald the beginning of many cultural exchanges and collaborations and bring the relation between China and Australia to a new level.