Tokyo's Ueno zoo on Monday held an event celebrating the impending public debut of giant panda cub Xiang Xiang, inviting some 130 guests, including the wife of the Chinese ambassador to Japan, to mark the occasion."I hope that Xiang Xiang will grow in good health and become an envoy of peace and friendship," said Wang Wan, the wife of Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua. China began gifting pandas to Japan in 1972 when bilateral ties were restored after World War II.(Pool photo)"I also hope that children in areas affected by the (2011) Great East Japan Earthquake will have the opportu…READ FULL ARTICLE
