China Pledges to Do More—But Is It Enough to Stop Elephant Poaching?
At a China-Africa trade summit in Johannesburg, China’s president pledges strong commitment against ivory trafficking.
Last weekend's sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)—a high-level trade summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa—marks the first time that the illegal trade in ivory was high on the agenda at a FOCAC conference. Ivory poaching and trafficking has not only decimated the continent’s elephants, according to a working group, but has also “threatened the economic livelihood of rural communities and posed serious security challenges.”
The conference focused mainly on strengthening dialogue and collaboration on economic development between China and 50 African countries that have established diplomatic ties with the Asian giant.
Speaking at a wildlife sanctuary in Zimbabwe before the conference, China’s President Xi Jinping said that "China has earnestly
