Sinosphere Blog: A Plea to Shun the Ivory Trade From Yao Ming

The former basketball star Yao Ming has taken up the cause of elephants and rhinos, which are hunted for ivory and horns that are valued in China as status symbols. [Source]

Publication Date: Tuesday, 12 August 2014 at 10:00:26

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Guangzhou (China)

Topics: symbols, status, China, valued, horns, ivory, hunted, which, rhinos, elephants, cause, taken, basketball, former, Trade, Ivory, Sinosphere

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