The image of Fu Bao, the panda that was sent to China, is still haunting Koreans

The giant panda "Fubao," who was born and raised in South Korea and is popular among the Korean people, left South Korea on the 3rd of this month and was handed over to China.
A large number of fans came to see him off at the theme park "Everland" in Yongin, Taiwan. Fu Bao was transferred to the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan, China.
However, some photos published by Chinese state media on their official social media accounts as new shots of Fu Bao have drawn criticism from Korean fans.
The female Fu Bao is a cross between the Lu Bao (Lue Bao) and Ai Bao (Aibao), which were loaned to South Korea by Chinese President Xi Jinping in March 2016 as a symbol of Sino-Korean friendship.
He was born on July 20, 2020. He is the first giant panda born in Korea, and Everland asked the public to suggest a name for him at the time. There were 50,000 applications, and he was unveiled in November of the same year.
It was announced that the new park will be named "Fu Bao (lucky treasure)," which literally means "treasure that brings happiness." Everland said at the time, "Fu Bao is growing very fast.
"The baby's teeth grew in within 100 days of birth, and he was able to sit up on his own," the statement said, drawing the attention of the Korean people.
Once open to the public, Fu Bao became a popular figure, and Everland established a park to record his growth.
The video he made became a huge hit on YouTube, and he also published a photo essay and other related books. A large crowd gathered at the 1000th day anniversary event held at Everland in May last year.
Visitors came to congratulate the zoo. The Chinese media, People's Daily, reported at the time that Fu Bao was being raised with lots of love from the two keepers.
The video on Youtube has been viewed a total of 100 million times. "Because she is being looked after so well by the zookeepers, internet users have affectionately dubbed her the 'daughter of a wealthy family' in Korea.
The report also said that in anticipation of Fu Bao's transfer to China in 2024, the zookeepers are speaking to him in Chinese so that he will not be inconvenienced in China.
Hu Bao, beloved by the Korean people, is the first panda born through natural breeding in Korea, but its ownership is in China. On the 3rd of last month, he was shown to the public for the last time before being handed over to China.
Thousands of Korean fans packed into the panda house at Everland to say goodbye to Fu Bao. On the 3rd of this month, it was time for Fu Bao to leave Korea.
According to Korean media reports, fans began gathering in front of the entrance at around 4:30 a.m. that day, and by the time the doors opened at 10 a.m.,
The number of fans has already exceeded 1,000. As the car carrying Fu Bao departed Everland, fans burst into tears and shouted, "Fu Bao, goodbye."
After being handed over to China, Fu Bao has begun a new life at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas in Sichuan province, but according to South Korean media, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency
On the 5th, the agency released a photo of "Hubao's recent photo" on its official SNS account, which has angered Korean fans. Some Korean fans have commented that "these photos were taken in Korea."
"How could we not know about the photos taken at Everland?" Xinhua News Agency said that Fu Bao was "adapting to a new life" and posted eight photos and one blog post.
Fans have expressed concern, asking, "Is our Pu Bao in a bad mood?" and "I want to know exactly what's going on with him."
There are growing calls for this to be allowed.