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Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

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Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.
Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

People watch giant panda Bao Li eating his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Children interact with a giant panda mascot during celebrations marking the fifth birthday of giant panda Bao Li at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li prepares to eat his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li is seen during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li prepares to eat his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

People watch giant panda Bao Li eating his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li is seen during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats his birthday cake during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li is seen during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the U.S.

Giant panda Bao Li is seen during celebrations marking his fifth birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 4, 2026.

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20260805/38feb82d40634d4fa4fda57e15d8d36e/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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