According to Taiwan's China Times News Network, the giant panda " Tuantuan " passed away today (19th), and Ma Ying-jeou's office issued a press release in the afternoon to express condolences. Ma Ying-jeou's office hopes that there will be more "groups" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future to promote cross-strait integration and people's exchanges. It also hopes that the Tsai Ing-wen administration will implement the promotion of cross-strait civil exchanges and resolve cross-strait confrontation.

Giant Panda "Tuantuan" data picture. (Photo source: Taiwan China Times News Network)
reported that Ma Ying-jeou's office stated that the giant panda "Tuantuan" and " Yuanyuan " were the ones who were then the Kuomintang chairman Lian Zhan visited the mainland in 2005, and the mainland agreed to give it to Taiwan and arrived in Taiwan in December 2008. "Tuantuan" and "yuanyuan" symbolize the era of cross-strait exchanges and the sincere exchanges and interactions between the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Ma Ying-jeou's office said that he would like to thank "Tuantuan" for coming to Taiwan for 14 years to meet many Taiwanese friends, bringing many wonderful memories to the Taiwanese people.
Lien Chan's office also stated this afternoon that Lien Chan was very reluctant to leave "Tuantuan" and felt regretful. Lian Zhan’s office said that he hopes that there will be another giant panda in Taiwan in the future, so that the giant pandas can reproduce and continue to take root in Taiwan, and cross-strait relations will also bloom as soon as possible, and peaceful exchanges will continue.
The mainland gave Taiwan giant pandas "Tuantuan" and "Yuanyuan" to Taiwan in 2008 and settled in Taipei City Zoo. ETtoday News Cloud previously reported that "Tuantuan" had epilepsy for the first time in mid-August and had another episode at the end of August. After brain examination and anti-epileptic drug treatment, it did not occur until mid-November, and even improved. However, epilepsy symptoms appeared again on the afternoon of November 17. As of 7:33 that night, a total of 4 episodes occurred. The medical team of Taipei Zoo gave anti-epileptic drugs to relieve the symptoms in real time.
19 In the early morning of the 019th, "Tuantuan" had epilepsy seizures three times. After waking up in the morning, he kept resting on his stomach. He was very weak and could not eat. According to CT and physiological index analysis, the condition of "Tuantuan" is no longer reversible. The Taiwan medical care team jointly decided to let "Tuantuan" sleep and leave under anesthesia and no longer suffer any further. At 1:48 pm, Tuantuan's heartbeat stopped.
column editor: Gu Wanquan Text editor: Fang Ying Title picture source: Xinhua News Agency Photo editor: Yong Kai
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