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Worth mentioning: when Xi visited Tanzania not too long ago his entourage smuggled a bunch of ivory out. So yeah I'm sure the orders to stop ivory trading from

• Theodores 11y ago
  Also worth mentioning is that China is now the new market for seal pelts and seal meat. In 2010 they decided to start that trade with Canada, a move that contrasts with the most of the rest of the world where bans have been put in place. I suppose a case can be made for battering two week old seals to death with a sharp blow to the head, not forgetting to slit the arteries in their flippers before skinning them as we wouldn't want to be over-run with seals, would we? However, I am amazed that a new market can be found for seal products in China. I can't imagine 'braised baby seal on toast' would sell that well if sold in Europe. I don't know if you would get that many 'likes' after 'Instagramming' such a dish, which seems to be the reason for eating deluxe food these days.