Chinese woman apologises after photographs of her petting giant panda cub cause upset online


A Chinese woman has apologised for upsetting social media users after posting a picture of herself petting a giant panda cub at a wildlife reserve in southwest China.

“My careless behaviour out of love of pandas caused this misunderstanding,” the university student, identified only as Han, wrote on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, on Sunday.

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