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Pandas 'unite' China and Taiwan

By Jonathan Rugman

Updated on 23 December 2008

Complete with police escort, two giant Pandas arrive in Taipei - a gift from China described as a symbol of peace and goodwill.

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, whose names together mean "unite" are expected to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.

But although relations have improved between the two countries, some in Taiwan said they would rather China stopped pointing missiles at the island, than sending it pandas.

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