Beijing bans ivory imports for one year

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Channel: Hi China · 2015 · Entertainment

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China has announced a one-year ban on imports of African ivory carvings acquired after the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which took effect in 1975.

The State Forestry Administration said the move is meant to protect African elephants from poaching.

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