This Day, That Year

Item from Dec 3, 1998, in China Daily: Forestry officials rescue ring-necked pheasants from cramped cages outside a restaurant in Beijing yesterday. The birds are under municipal protection. ... The restaurant, called Guifuyuan, is located west of the Kunlun Hotel in Chaoyang district.

In its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), China has vowed to strengthen efforts to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade.

The country is considered a wildlife trading "hot spot", according to non-governmental organization World Wildlife Fund.