13 panda cubs meet public at SW China breeding base

STORY: 13 panda cubs meet public at SW China breeding base DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of panda cubs 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG YONGYOU, Engineer of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding 3. various of panda cubs STORYLINE: Thirteen panda cubs met the public Wednesday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. They were all born at the base. They were laid on a platform that looks like a ping-pong table with ping-pong bats and balls made with wood and hemp ropes for the cubs to play with. The setting conveyed good wishes for the Chengdu 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals to be held between Sept. 30 and Oct. 9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG YONGYOU, Engineer of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding "A total of 15 giant panda cubs have been bred at the panda base this year, including four pairs of twins." The weight of the heaviest newborn gia