Chinese officials accused of smuggling ivory during state visit to Tanzania

CBC.ca
Chinese officials accused of smuggling ivory during state visit to Tanzania
Washington Post
BEIJING — When Chinese President Xi Jinping took a large government and business delegation to Tanzania on his inaugural trip abroad in March 2013, he took pains to emphasize that his country's growing ties with Africa would benefit the people of the ...
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa on state trip: reportCTV News
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa during state visits,...

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10 years ago

Daily Mail

07 Nov

Tanzania denies ivory smuggled during Chinese state visit

The Maravi Post
Tanzania denies ivory smuggled during Chinese state visit
Daily Mail
DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Tanzania on Friday denied allegations by a campaign group that Chinese officials smuggled out large amounts of illegal ivory during a state visit by President Xi Jinping last year. Foreign Minister Bernard Membe rejected ...
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Chinese officials 'on illegal...

 

10 years ago

South China Morning Post (Subscription)

09 Nov

Tanzania denies report of ivory binge by Chinese officials amid Xi Jinping visit

IPPmedia
Tanzania denies report of ivory binge by Chinese officials amid Xi Jinping visit
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Tanzanian officials dismissed allegations by environmental activists that Chinese diplomatic and military staff went on buying sprees for illegal ivory while on official visits to East Africa. The country's foreign minister said the report by the Britain-based ...
Q&A: Report Alleges Governments' Complicity in Tanzanian Elephant PoachingNational Geographic
Report:...

 

10 years ago

CTV News

06 Nov

Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa on state trip: report

CTV News
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa on state trip: report
CTV News
BEIJING -- Chinese officials and businesspeople used a state trip by President Xi Jinping and other high-level visits to smuggle ivory out of Tanzania, an environmental watchdog said Thursday, casting doubt over Beijing's efforts to end the illegal trade that ...
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Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa: reportNew York Daily News
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9 years ago

Zegabi

13 Oct

Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania

Zegabi
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania
Zegabi
8979794_G A 66-year-old Chinese woman who was arrested by a specialized wildlife task force in Tanzania last week will fight charges that she masterminded a multinational crime syndicate involved in smuggling over 700 tusks to Asia. On Monday, Yang ...
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' innocent, will fight Tanzanian charges- lawyerReuters Africa
Chinese 'Queen of Ivory' Arrested in TanzaniaEnvironment News Service
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10 years ago

TODAYonline

06 Nov

Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa during state visits, claims report

TODAYonline
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa during state visits, claims report
TODAYonline
Confiscated ivory displayed at a chemical waste treatment centre in Hong Kong on May 15, 2014. Photo: AP. mail · print. View all comments. Tweet. Published: 6:35 PM, November 6, 2014. (Page 1 of 2) - NEXT PAGE | SINGLE PAGE. BEIJING — Chinese ...
Chinese Accused of Smuggling Tanzania Ivory in State VisitBusinessweek
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa: reportNew York Daily...

 

9 years ago

News24

09 Oct

Tanzania cops charge Chinese woman with smuggling ivory

News24
Tanzania cops charge Chinese woman with smuggling ivory
News24
Dar es Salaam - A Chinese woman has been charged in a Tanzanian court with smuggling nearly 1.9 tons of ivory as wildlife activists applauded the move by Tanzanian authorities to crack down on the illegal ivory trade, which has devastated the elephant ...
Prosecutors Say This 66-Year-Old Chinese Woman is One of Africa's Most ...NDTV
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9 years ago

Appeal

08 Oct

Tanzania police charge Chinese woman with smuggling ivory

Tanzania police charge Chinese woman with smuggling ivory
Appeal-Democrat
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — A Chinese woman has been charged in a Tanzanian court with smuggling nearly 1.9 tons of ivory. Businesswoman Yang Clan, 66, was charged Wednesday before Magistrate Renatus Lutatinisibwa alongside two ...

 

9 years ago

Reuters

09 Oct

Tanzania charges Chinese 'Ivory Queen' smuggling suspect

U.S. News & World Report
Tanzania charges Chinese 'Ivory Queen' smuggling suspect
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM A Tanzanian court has charged a prominent Chinese businesswoman, dubbed the 'Ivory Queen', with running a criminal network responsible for smuggling tusks from more than 350 elephants, court documents seen by Reuters on Friday ...
Tanzania: Wildlife Activists Praise Arrest of Chinese WomanABC News
'Queen of Ivory': Africa's infamous poaching mastermind nabbedFox News
The “Queen of Ivory”...

 

9 years ago

South China Morning Post (Subscription)

09 Oct

Tanzania charges Chinese woman dubbed the 'Queen of Ivory' for smuggling 700 tusks

South China Morning Post (subscription)
Tanzania charges Chinese woman dubbed the 'Queen of Ivory' for smuggling 700 tusks
South China Morning Post (subscription)
They call her the Queen of Ivory – a 66-year-old Chinese woman who became famous for her role in Africa's illegal wildlife trade. Over 15 years, she helped smuggle more than 700 elephant tusks out of Africa, officials said on Thursday. But as ...
'Queen of Ivory' charged in Tanzania in major crackdown on poachingThe Seattle...

 

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