First pandas born in Germany set to return to China

Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan, the first giant pandas ever to be born in Germany, are scheduled to return to China later this month.

A farewell event was held on Friday at Berlin Zoo for the twin panda brothers, where a commemorative plaque to the duo was unveiled.

According to an agreement on giant panda preservation and protection, giant pandas loaned by China to other countries still belong to China, and cubs born abroad should be returned to China to expand the gene pool.