The gift of the pandas was first proposed during the 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China, when politicians from the then-Opposition Pan-Blue coalition, which is comparatively pro-unification in stance, visited mainland China.
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In 2005 she played with her national team at the 2005 Pan-American Cup, finishing with her team in 7th place; that year also participated at the 2005 Summer Universiade.