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With Chinese quackery behind the demand for rhino horn, and with China's increasing presence in Africa, I am really surprised that the Chinese government is not doing more to save the rhinos. If I were a high-ranking communist bureaucrat, I would see this as an easy chance to score points for national (and personal) prestige, yet there seems to be zero interest. Why?

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I don't think its just China. Horns used to be one of the ingredients in classic chinese medicine, but its drastically reduced next to none after horns were banned a couple of decades ago. India itself is a big importer of horns and I think much bigger then China

>India itself is a big importer of horns and I think much bigger then China

That's not true at all. In fact India has two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhino population in the Kaziranga National Park.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park

There are armed guards protecting the rhinos and they've even shot and killed poachers, though poaching still happens due to demand from Southeast Asia.

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-poachers-killed-by-forest-g...

As per the article below, Vietnam is the country that is driving the current demand for rhino horns.

http://qz.com/82302/theres-a-country-that-will-pay-300000-pe...

There is also use by Somalis / Yemenis for dagger hilts and handles.

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