Pandas and Golden Monkeys oh my

Rumor has it that the Communist Party of China is preparing a panda and a golden monkey as gifts following talks with the chairmen of the Nationalist and People First parties in Taiwan. Of course, there is now a petition out to protest the use of endangered species for political reasons (in Chinese):

抗議政治人物拿動物的生命當贈禮 讓貓熊及金絲猴留在牠原有的棲息地

There is even talk of returning the favor with native monkeys of Taiwan! What will politicians think of next?