Don't blame buyers for illegal trade practices

Should a person feel ashamed for eating fish or wearing blue jeans?

Such a question would not have arisen had not the Pulitzer Prize for public service for this year been awarded to the Associated Press for an investigation into "severe labor abuses tied to the supply of seafood to American supermarkets and restaurants", which helped free more than 2,000 slave laborers.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning report was translated into Chinese and published with a social-network headline: "Every piece of fish on your dining plate might be tainted with someone's blood and tears". Not surprisingly, the news spread quickly via WeChat and micro blogs.