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Date: 5th November 1993
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 174
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P174 CEEFAX 174 Fri 5 Nov 16:11/31 FROM NEWSROUND GIANT PANDA OFFER REFUSED BY TAIWAN Taiwan has rejected an offer of two rare giant pandas from China. The animals were offered as a mark of friendship, but Taiwan officials said the trip would break a ban on transporting pandas. They said their country's heat and huimidity would also endanger the creatures, who could become very ill as a result. Environmental groups have praised the decision and have criticised China's offer. There are currently fewer than 1,500 pandas in the wild Next News Politics Main News Weather