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A giant panda eats bamboo at the China Giant Panda Research Centre in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan province, January 3, 2006. The centre said it has chosen 11 giant pandas, of which two will be sent to Taiwan as a goodwill gift. Beijing announced the plans to send giant pandas to Taiwan after a visit to the mainland by island's opposition Kuomintang party former Chairman Lien Chan in May last year, China Daily reported.