双熊熊猫小晓和雷雷将于2026年1月返回中国,结束了日本近50年的熊猫存在。 Twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei to return to China in Jan 2026, ending nearly 50 years of panda presence in Japan.

2021年生于东京动物园(Ueno Zoo)的两只巨型熊猫小晓和Lei Lei, 将于2026年1月底返回中国, 结束了日本近50年的熊猫存在。 Twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, born in 2021 at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, are set to return to China in late January 2026, ending nearly 50 years of panda presence in Japan. 他们是根据双边贷款协议离开的,是在2025年从Wakayama县遣返4只熊猫和2024年遣返其父母之后离开的。 Their departure follows a bilateral loan agreement and comes after the repatriation of four pandas from Wakayama Prefecture in 2025 and their parents in 2024. 尽管东京要求保留它们,但中国仍然拒绝,理由是外交关系紧张,包括日本首相最近在台湾的讲话。 Despite Tokyo’s request to keep them, China declined, citing strained diplomatic relations, including recent remarks by Japan’s prime minister on Taiwan. 日本寻找新的熊猫,但不可能在它们离开之前更换它们。 Japan seeks new pandas, but a replacement before their departure is unlikely. 这些熊猫长期以来一直象征着中日关系,吸引了公众的极大兴趣,尽管在被俘虏时养殖这些熊猫仍然具有挑战性。 The pandas have long symbolized Sino-Japanese ties and drawn major public interest, though breeding them in captivity remains challenging.