Posted AT 6:06 AM EDT on 25/01/06
China's secret weapon: the panda
BEIJING — As they munch their bamboo meals in western China, two pandas are being force-fed an exotic new appetizer: Taiwanese language lessons.It is something of a struggle for the cute and cuddly couple, but in China, nothing is considered impossible, and authorities are determined to teach the Taiwanese Chinese dialect to the panda pair. And so, every day, panda keepers are assigned to sing Taiwanese songs to the one-year-old beasts.
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