Canadian Prime Minister Hails New Pandas Symbol of Bond

The ‪Toronto‬ zoo’s two baby ‪‎panda‬ cubs were named on Monday morning after a nation-wide vote beginning on Chinese New Year last month, the male cub was given the name Jia PanPan (Canadian Hope), and the female cub was given the name Jia Yueyue (Canadian Joy).

‪‎Canada‬'s young Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a stop at the Toronto Zoo on Monday to see the cubs who have made their first public appearance after being born in October.

Trudeau says, "The panda is a symbol of peace and friendship, which is fitting considering Canada's ever-growing relationship with China. The birth of these pandas on the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Canada and China is a wonderful and serendipitous coincidence."

The panda cubs, a male and female, were born to a pair of giant pandas on loan from China until 2018.